circle
/ˈsɜɹkəl/ verb B1- To travel around along a curved path; to orbit. · The wolves circled the herd of deer.
- To surround; to encompass within a circle. · A high fence circles the enclosure.· The lightbulb circled the patio in light.
- To place in a circle; to make a circle. · We circled stones around him.
- To place or mark a circle around. · Circle the jobs that you are interested in applying for.
- To smoke cannabis in a circle, passing the cannabis around from person to person. · We circled a joint that afternoon.
- To take part in a magic circle. · I circled with that group for three years.
- To travel in circles. · Vultures circled overhead.
- To move in a circle around a target in preparation for an attack. · The shark circled the diver for several minutes.
He/she/it circles · Past circled · Past participle circled · -ing form circling
Verb forms
- Base form
- circle
- He/she/it
- circles
- Past
- circled
- Past participle
- circled
- -ing form
- circling
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Then Rikki-tikki danced in a circle to get behind her, and Nagaina spun round to keep her head to his head, so that the rustle of her tail on the matting sounded like dry leaves blown along by the wind.
There was, in her cupboard, a Golden Cap, with a circle of diamonds and rubies running round it.
Franz presented Albert as one of the most distinguished young men of the day, both as regarded his position in society and extraordinary talents; nor did he say more than the truth, for in Paris and the circle in which the viscount moved, he was looked upon and cited as a model of perfection.
Then she swayed, lost her balance, stumbled, staggered, and fell, sliding down over the sun-baked roof and crashing off it through the tangle of Virginia creeper beneath--all before the dismayed circle below could give a simultaneous, terrified shriek.
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