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Synonyms
gyre (jīr)

[Latin gȳrus, from Greek gūros.]

noun 

  1. A circular or spiral form; a vortex: “rain swirling the night into tunnels and gyres” (Anthony Hyde)
  2. A circular or spiral motion, especially a circular ocean current.

intransitive verb: gyred, gyr·ing, gyres. 

To whirl.