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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Gyre

/(jīr)/ · IPA /d͡ʒaɪ.ɚ/
01 n. A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit.
  1. 1.
    A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit.
    “Quick and more quick he spins in giddy gyres.” Dryden.
    “Still expanding and ascending gyres.” Mrs. Browning.
02 v. t. & i. To turn round; to gyrate.
  1. 1.
    To turn round; to gyrate.[Obs.]