gyrate

(adjective, verb)

adjective

1. (biology) Having coils or convolutions

verb

1. to wind or move in a spiral course

- the young people gyrated on the dance floor

Similar word(s): coil, spiral

Definition categories: motion, turn

2. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

Similar word(s): reel, spin, whirl

Definition categories: motion, revolve, rotate