circling

noun

any circular or rotating mechanism

a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house

street names for flunitrazepan

a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

movement once around a course

something approximating the shape of a circle

an unofficial association of people or groups

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length

verb

form or draw a circle around

move in a circular path above (someone or something)

travel around something

Roots

kirkoscirc- · Greek · ring, circle

Synonyms for circling

rotaryadj circumambulationn roundaboutadj turningn orbitingv circularityn spiralingadj

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Where does circling come from?

The word circling breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root circ-, from Greek kirkos (“ring, circle”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.