Circle Around (Verb)
Meaning
Move around in a circular motion; "The Earth revolves around the Sun".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- Water swirls in the drain as it begins to circle around and spiral down into the pipe.
- Vultures began to circle around the deceased animal in search of their next meal.
- Planets that do not have sufficient mass tend to break apart and circle around their parent star in the form of an asteroid belt.
- There were ten dancers that linked arms and started to circle around the center of the dance floor in unison.
- Satellites with high elliptical orbits can circle around the planet and be closer to or farther from its gravitational field.