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gyrate

[jahy-reyt, jahy-reyt, jahy-reyt] / ˈdʒaɪ reɪt, dʒaɪˈreɪt, ˈdʒaɪ reɪt /


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Dealmaking in the oil-and-gas sector, in particular, has faced challenges as oil prices gyrate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Those bearing the structures often gyrate to the beat provided by percussionists alongside religious chants and devotional folk songs.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Jobless claims tend to gyrate during the holiday season, between Thanksgiving and early in the new year.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

Gigot’s poems gyrate from intimate introspection to cold science, seemingly bubbling up from swampy pastures framed by cottonwoods and poplars.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2023

He saw the two dial indicators gyrate frantically.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick