What is another word for circle around?

Pronunciation: [sˈɜːkə͡l ɐɹˈa͡ʊnd] (IPA)

There are several synonyms for the phrase "circle around," including "revolve," "rotate," "circulate," "orbit," "encircle," and "surround." "Revolve" and "rotate" specifically refer to turning around a central point, while "circulate" can indicate movement around a larger area. "Orbit" often refers to the movement of planets or celestial bodies around a star. "Encircle" suggests a tighter, more complete looping around a central object or area, while "surround" implies a more general movement around something without necessarily looping back to the starting point. All of these synonyms suggest movement or motion around a central point or object.

What are the hypernyms for Circle around?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Circle around?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for circle around (as verbs)

Famous quotes with Circle around

  • To love someone is to isolate him from the world, wipe out every trace of him, dispossess him of his shadow, drag him into a murderous future. It is to circle around the other like a dead star and absorb him into a black light.
    Jean Baudrillard
  • To love someone is to isolate him from the world, wipe out every trace of him, dispossess him of his shadow, drag him into a murderous future. It is to circle around the other like a dead star and absorb him into a black light.
    Jean Baudrillard
  • “Ego itself is a fiction created in the mind by circular patterns of thinking based on separation. So, 'the ego is the fiction in the mind' - what does that mean? [It means] that ego is basically our sense of self, and the thoughts, ideas and beliefs that circle around that sense of self that go into deriving a bigger, more conceptualized version of ourself. In other words: who we think and imagine ourselves to be.”
    Adyashanti
  • "Don't you see that's just one of the consequences of all this? There will be more Mercers. So many more. So many people who do't want to be found but who will be. So any people who wanted no part of all this. That's what's new. There used to be the option of opting out. But now that's over. Completion is the end. We're closing the circle around everyone - it's a totalitarian nightmare."
    Dave Eggers
  • Graduation was nice. General Clark liked it. The Board of Visitors liked it. Moms and Dads liked it. And the Cadets hated it, for without a doubt it ranked as the most boring event of the year. Thus it was in 1964 that the Clarey twins pulled the graduation classic. When Colonel Hoy called the name of the first twin, instead of walking directly to General Clark to receive his diploma, he headed for the line of visiting dignitaries, generals, and members of the Board of Visitors who sat in a solemn semi-circle around the stage. He shook hands with the first startled general, then proceeded to shake hands and exchange pleasantries with every one on the stage. He did this so quickly that it took several moments for the whole act to catch on. When it finally did, the Corps went wild. General Clark, looking like he had just learned the Allies had surrendered to Germany, stood dumbfounded with Clarey number one's diploma hanging loosely from his hand; then Clarey number two started down the line, repeating the virtuoso performance of Clarey number one, as the Corps whooped and shouted their approval. The first Clarey grabbed his diploma from Clark and pumped his hand vigorously up and down. Meanwhile, his brother was breezing through the hand-shaking exercise. As both of them left the stage, they raised their diplomas above their heads and shook them like war tomahawks at the wildly applauding audience. No graduation is remembered so well.
    Pat Conroy

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