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jpvanderwerf2001 · Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Posts: 1117 Location: New York

Is there a specific verb to be used with the standard hula hoop action? Rotate?
My colleague just asked me and I can't come up with anything better than rotate!

sweeney66 · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 147 Location: "home"

Shake your bootie?

Kent F. Kruhoeffer · Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 2129 Location: 中国

gyrate

(gyrate) verb: to wind or move in a spiral course

(Example "The young people gyrated on the dance floor")

verb: revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

how about swing your hips and shake your booty at the same time? Laughing

jpvanderwerf2001 · Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Posts: 1117 Location: New York

GYRATE. Dang, that was exactly the word I was looking for. Thanks, Kent!

denise · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish

As in, you gyrate a hula hoop? A hula hoop gyrates? Sounds odd.

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Mike_2007 · Joined: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 349 Location: Bucharest, Romania

Twirl?

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

I think the old adverts for the thing used the word 'gyrate.' Regardless of how odd it sounds!

johnslat · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:56 pm Post subject:

Ah, but nowadays:

"The past few years have seen the re-emergence of hula hooping, generally referred to as either "hoopdance" or simply "hooping" to distinguish it from the children's playform."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hula_hoop

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:22 pm Post subject:

You gyrate your hips to twirl a hula hoop.

Or you shake your booty!

I've heard, and used, "hula hooping" as a verb, but somehow I'm not sure.

Best,
justin

cmp45 · Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 1475 Location: KSA

You swivel the hoola hoop (around/ with) your hips.

willraber · Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 25 Location: USA

Ah, there it is: Twirl!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hula_hoop

What took me so long? Embarassed

naturegirl321 · Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home

DOn't you just hola hoop?

fluffyhamster · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:22 pm Post subject:

Most ESL teachers old enough to remember what a hula hoop is would nowadays surely grind their arthritic hips around in a doomed effort to keep the hoop from sliding down past their wobbly bits (includes 'gut', 'love handles' and 'huge backside').

Will. · Joined: 02 May 2003 Posts: 783 Location: London Uk

In the UK....
We eat them

fluffyhamster · Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:27 pm Post subject: Re: EAT EAT