gyrations
Whirling body motions
Gyrations are circular or spiral movements, often rapid or exaggerated.
The word typically describes bodily motion—dancers' gyrations, the gyrations of a hula hoop around someone's waist.
It extends to erratic fluctuations: the gyrations of the stock market.
The singular gyration exists but appears less often than the plural.
Revolving around an axis
- twirlingRapid circular motion
- whirlingRotating swiftly in place
- revolvingTurning around a center
- swirlingTurning in curves
pirouetting · undulating · writhing · contorting · oscillating · swaying · circling · coiling
Irregular rises and falls
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- swingsRhythmic back-and-forth movements
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
- unpredictabilityState resisting forecasts
vacillations · oscillations · contortions · machinations · maneuvering · convolutions · twists · turns
Designing performance movement sequences
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
- belly-danceUndulating torso performance
- twerkingDance emphasizing buttock movement
- grindingMolar action sometimes
disco · go-go · burlesque · exotic · stripper · nightclub · provocative · sensual
Unsteady, spinning sensation
- vertigoSensation of spinning
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- reelingUnsteady from shock
staggering · unsteadiness · whirling · lightheadedness · swaying · imbalance · woozy · nausea
spinning
Revolving around an axis
swirling · pirouetting · undulating · writhing · contorting · oscillating · swaying · circling · coiling · twisting
fluctuations
Irregular rises and falls
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- swingsRhythmic back-and-forth movements
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
unpredictability · vacillations · oscillations · contortions · machinations · maneuvering · convolutions · twists · turns · shifts
choreography
Designing performance movement sequences
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
- belly-danceUndulating torso performance
- twerkingDance emphasizing buttock movement
grinding · disco · go-go · burlesque · exotic · stripper · nightclub · provocative · sensual · bump-and-grind
dizziness
Unsteady, spinning sensation
- vertigoSensation of spinning
- disorientationLoss of spatial awareness
- spinningRevolving around an axis
reeling · staggering · unsteadiness · whirling · lightheadedness · swaying · imbalance · woozy · nausea
oscillation
Repeated back-and-forth movement
- torqueRotational force measurement
- centrifugalDirected away from axis
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
flywheel · turbine · crankshaft · axle · bearing · shaft · motor · engine · wobble · vibration
gyrationsstillness
Complete lack of motion
immobility · motionlessness · stasis · inertia · fixedness
gyrationsstability
Resistance to displacement
steadiness · constancy · equilibrium · regularity · consistency