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Meanings of circle round in English

Move around in a circular motion.

        Usage of circle round in English
        1
        They only circle round the truth like birds flying in the sun.
        Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard
        2
        Pickets and sentries were thrown out in a circle round the village.
        Through Three Campaigns: A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti
        3
        The Chouans approached the marquis and made a respectful circle round him.
        The Chouans
        4
        As these visitors came in, they formed a circle round the room.
        Washington's Birthday / Its history, observance, spirit, and sig...
        5
        Twenty children were grouped in a circle round a chrome steel tower.
        Brave New World
        6
        We circle round and round the spot and drop depth bombs-deadly machines.
        Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights
        7
        To see what can never be found, look for the circle round.
        No mercy
        8
        They circle round in that parking lot and return, making a loop.
        Reuters
        9
        Thus three parts of a circle round Galilee as centre are described.
        Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. Mark
        10
        And then Griffin slowly began to circle round his foe, still crouching.
        Havelok the Dane: A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln
        11
        They only retreated a few feet, forming an irregular circle round me.
        The Hunters' Feast: Conversations Around the Camp Fire
        12
        Don't draw a chalk circle round you and fancy you can't move.
        The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Volume 2 of 2)
        13
        So the people sat in a great circle round the fire and listened.
        Algonquin Legends of New England
        14
        They made a circle round the grave while the coffin was being lowered.
        Scenes of Clerical Life
        15
        Each placed a bullet in the half-inch circle round the nail.
        Betty Zane
        16
        The army formed an encampment in a circle round the town.
        The Young Carthaginian: A Story of The Times of Hannibal
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        Circle round across language varieties
        United Kingdom
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