Gyration

Quick meaning: Gyration is a noun meaning (also figuratively) The act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation.

Meaning

(also figuratively) The act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation.

More Meanings

1. (conchology) One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell.
2. (neurology) The arrangement of convolutions of gyri in the cerebral cortex of the brain.

Example Sentences

His life was a gyration of energetic curiosity; an insatiable whirl of social celebrity.

He followed Neena out among the dancers and she immediately started doing this sexy gyration right up on him. Guy got into the mood and they danced until he saw the waitress bringing their drinks over.

[A] long table of ebony and ivory was unceremoniously cleared of the various objects of art which had been placed on it, and the roulette-wheel was enthroned there instead by the hands of Lady Kenilworth herself, and the little ball was set off on its momentous gyrations.

The gyration of the hips, quick hand movements, the expressive face and the energetic runs are newly discovered movement qualities that extend beyond their classical repertoire of codified meanings, leading Belle and Kethya [dancers] to become more expressive in their improvisations.

Word Forms

• gyrations

Synonyms for gyration

Depending on context, synonyms include circumvolution, spinning, wheeling, roll, whirling, rotation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rotation, roll, whirling, revolution, gyre, circumvolution.

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