1
[ verb ] to wind or move in a spiral course:" the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action,", "black smoke coiling up into the sky"

Synonyms

coil spiral

Examples

"the young people gyrated on the dance floor"

Related terms

turn spiral coil gyration

2
[ verb ] revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

Synonyms

spin spin_around reel whirl

Examples

"The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

Related terms

revolve whirligig rotation spin whirler whirling_dervish spinner

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Rhymes with

irate hydrate migrate rate nitrate carbohydrate magistrate castrate vibrate immigrate integrate emigrate frustrate serrate substrate narrate reintegrate disintegrate denigrate integrate consecrate chlorate demonstrate dehydrate perchlorate invertebrate calibrate concentrate celebrate arbitrate vertebrate perpetrate illustrate penetrate grate crate great freight trait desecrate prostrate birthrate beret underrate strait straight orchestrate magistrate administrate infiltrate berate prorate overrate

Phonetic and Homophones

JH AY1 R EY2 T

Similar Spelling

grate

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