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circling


From the verb circle: (⇒ conjugate)
circling is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
v pres p

circle
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Sense: Noun: ring shape
Synonyms:
ring Collocations, loop Collocations, hoop Collocations, halo Collocations, wheel Collocations, disk, band Collocations, eye Collocations, round Collocations, roundel, circumference, O Collocations, circlet, corona
Antonyms:
Sense: Noun: cycle
Synonyms:
cycle Collocations, continuous loop, merry-go-round, continuation, endless cycle, circle of life, spin cycle, washing cycle, wash cycle, seasonal cycle, cycle of the seasons, lunar cycle
Antonyms:
Sense: Noun: revolution
Synonyms:
full turn, turn Collocations, revolution Collocations, go round, spin Collocations, circuit, lap Collocations, loop Collocations, full circle, cycling Collocations, round Collocations
Sense: Noun: group
Synonyms:
group Collocations, clique, gang Collocations, crew Collocations, ring Collocations, coterie, set Collocations, society Collocations, band Collocations, club Collocations, community Collocations, brotherhood, fraternity, sisterhood, sorority, association Collocations, in-group, in-crowd (informal), cronies (slang), entourage
Antonyms:
loner, hermit, outsider Collocations, newcomer, intruder, odd man out, floater
Sense: Noun: area
Synonyms:
area Collocations, domain Collocations, sphere, realm Collocations, arena Collocations, field Collocations, circumference, perimeter, enclosure Collocations, zone Collocations, region Collocations
Sense: Verb: circumnavigate
Synonyms:
circumnavigate, orbit, go around, go round (UK), ring Collocations, compass Collocations, encircle, round Collocations, encompass Collocations, surround Collocations, circumscribe, loop around, gird, go right around, go right round (UK), go all the way around, go all the way round (UK), enclose Collocations, hem in, pen in, confine Collocations, travel around, travel round (UK), do a lap of, make a circuit of, circuit, draw a circle around, draw a circle round (UK)

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