to gyre
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9.2
- verb
- /dʒaɪər/
:
girar
- 'Twas brillig And the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe
Examples
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He'd made some adjustments during the later talks, as they gyred around trying to identify metals through his limited vocabulary.
Fiction book (1999) -
Rescue vehicle sirens gyre in the darkness.
Fiction book (1997) -
Similarly: gyre and gimble... hard or soft g?
Blog text (7) -
His finger gyred in ever-widening rings.
Fiction book (1992) -
He felt fuddled and wayless, and the track gyred higher and higher.
Fiction book (1997) -
"'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe
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'Twas brillig And the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe
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Weary of prodigies who bit their hands and gyred around parlor chairs spouting impossible sums, dust rising from the oriental carpets beneath their stamping feet.
Fiction book (2002) -
The leaves gyre in the wind as the storm approaches.
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The dancer gyred gracefully, captivating the audience with her movements.
Synonyms
120
2.7
To move in a twisting or circular way
38
2.1
To turn your body quickly in a circle many times
21
2.3
Move in a round path around someone or something
17
2.6
To turn quickly in a circle or twist
12
6.9
Spin around in circles or spirals
10
3.6
Move in a circle around a central object, like planets around the Sun
9
3.7
To move quickly in a circle, often through the air
7
3.8
To wind something into loops or move in a spiral
2
6.8
To move in a twisting spiral path
Move around something or someone in a circle
To wind or twist inward in a spiral like a snail's shell
To twist or coil together into a spiral shape
To move in slow twisting ways like smoke or vines
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Gyre comes from the same old Greek part gyr- meaning 'circle' or 'ring', which is also behind gyrate and gyroscope. That's why to gyre is to move in a circle or spiral, turning or spinning like leaves in the wind.