GYRATE (2)

Gy″rate (–rāt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gyrated (–rā̍‐tĕd); p. pr. & vb. n. Gyrating.] [[L. gyratus, p. p. of gyrare to gyrate. See Gyre, n.]] To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado; to revolve.