Gyrations - English meaning

adjective

Moving in a circle; revolving.

Usage examples:

A circling helicopter

verb

Move all the way around (someone or something), especially more than once.

Usage examples:

They were circling athens airport

verb

Present participle of circle

Usage examples:

The plane circled for an hour before receiving permission to land., security staff circled the grou…

noun

A thing that is complex and difficult to follow.

Usage examples:

The convolutions of farm policy

noun

A twist

Usage examples:

An intricate pattern of endless convolutions, the movie's plot twists and convolutions demand a lot…

verb

Perform a pirouette.

Usage examples:

She pirouetted and made a bow

noun

An act of spinning on one foot, typically with the raised foot touching the knee of the supporting leg.

Usage examples:

By the end of that week, i could consistently execute quadruple pirouettes to both right and left.

verb

Present participle of pirouette

Usage examples:

A group of eight- year-olds in leotards pirouette prettily., they pirouette so fast that their shaw…

noun

A forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system.

Usage examples:

The country has had a socialist revolution

noun

A sudden and great change, esp. the violent change of a system of government

Usage examples:

[ u ] the country seems to be heading toward revolution., [ c ] the discovery of penicillin produce…

noun

A big change or improvement in the way that something works or looks, or in the way that people do a particular activity

Usage examples:

A revolution in sth facing up to climate change requires a revolution in business thinking., an eco…

noun

The action of rotating about an axis or centre.

Usage examples:

The moon moves in the same direction as the earth's rotation

noun

The act of turning around a fixed point

Usage examples:

[ c ] two rotations of the dial opens the lock., crop rotation

noun

The process of regularly changing the person who does a particular job, so that it is done at different times by different people

Usage examples:

In rotation they all work the night shift in rotation., italy has rules on the mandatory rotation o…

noun

The action or process of spinning; the conversion of fibres into yarn.

Usage examples:

In fine weather spinning was done out of doors

noun

An intense form of aerobic exercise performed on stationary exercise bikes and led by an instructor who sets the constantly varying pace.

Usage examples:

She teaches new techniques, including spinning and body pump, which combines choreographed aerobics…

verb

Turn or cause to turn or whirl round quickly.

Usage examples:

The girl spun round in alarm

verb

Move in a twisting or spiralling pattern.

Usage examples:

The smoke was swirling around him

adjective

Moving in a twisting or spiralling pattern.

Usage examples:

The swirling waves

verb

Turn around a point or axis or on a swivel.

Usage examples:

He swivelled in the chair

noun

A coupling between two parts enabling one to revolve without turning the other.

Usage examples:

Patented swivel axle keeps all three wheels on the ground even on sharp turns.

noun

A coupling between two parts enabling one to revolve without turning the other.

Usage examples:

Patented swivel axle keeps all three wheels on the ground even on sharp turns.

noun

A place where a road branches off from another.

Usage examples:

Take the first turning on the right

verb

Move in a circular direction wholly or partly round an axis or point.

Usage examples:

The big wheel was turning

noun

A place, especially a road, track, or path, where you can leave the road you are on

Usage examples:

Take the third turning on the left after the traffic lights.

verb

Spin quickly and lightly round, especially repeatedly.

Usage examples:

She twirled in delight to show off her new dress

noun

An act of spinning.

Usage examples:

Kate did a twirl in front of the mirror

noun

The action or skill of spinning a baton

verb

Push or pull (a vehicle with wheels).

Usage examples:

Luke was wheeling a barrow

noun

A circular object that revolves on an axle and is fixed below a vehicle or other object to enable it to move easily over the ground.

Usage examples:

A chair on wheels

noun

A machine or structure having a wheel as its essential part.

Usage examples:

His crew know when he wants to take the wheel

adjective

Characterized by rapid movement round and round.

Usage examples:

Whirling propellers

verb

Move or cause to move rapidly round and round.

Usage examples:

Leaves whirled in eddies of wind

verb

Present participle of whirl

Usage examples:

She saw a mass of bodies whirling around on the dance floor., he stepped out into the night and the…