circling

verbgo around, circumnavigate

Synonyms for circling

verb go around, circumnavigate

Antonyms for circling

Word Origin & History

c.1300, "figure of a circle," from Old French cercle "circle, ring (for the finger); hoop of a helmet or barrel" (12c.), from Latin circulus "circular figure; small ring, hoop; circular orbit" (also source of Italian cerchio), diminutive of circus "ring" (see circus).

Replaced Old English trendel and hring. Late Old English used circul, from Latin, but only in an astronomical sense. Meaning "group of persons surrounding a center of interest" is from 1714 (it also was a secondary sense of Latin circulus); that of "coterie" is from 1640s (a sense also found in Latin circulus). To come full circle is in Shakespeare.

Example Sentences for circling

He ran a short distance away from us, circling our cavalcade.

Eudorus was up immediately and was circling around and around again.

Grant hesitated, circling erratically with his victim close to the steps.

They were circling the white mountain, ascending its lower slope.

It was proceeding slowly and seemed to be circling about us without approaching.

Already Foulet had banked the plane—we were circling; turning back.

It seemed always to be turning to the left, to be circling around him.

A flight of some twenty Me fighters were diving and circling above.

These savages were circling round 250 and round a stage-coach.

Then we ran away from the fish, circling and letting out slack line.

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Synonyms for circling

Antonyms for circling

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revolving

spiral

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