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circumgyrate.

To move around something.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌsə.kəmˈdʒaɪ.ɹeɪt/UK/ˌsɝ.kəmˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹeɪt/US
  1. To move around something.

    intransitive
  2. To cause to move around something; to cause to orbit.

    transitive
  3. To turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.

    intransitive
  4. To cause to turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.

    transitive
  5. To make circuits (around an area or space).

    intransitive
  6. To be formed into a bent or curved shape (around something).

    intransitive
  7. To form into a bent or curved shape.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Medieval Latin circumgȳrō; equivalent to circum- + gyrate.

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