To circle something is to move around it in a circular fashion. When you circle a group of people, you are protecting them from harm.
The wolves were circling the herd of cows, waiting for the perfect opportunity to attack.
The birds were circling around the feeder, waiting for the opportunity to get a food.
verb
To travel around along a curved path.
verb
To surround.
verb
To place or mark a circle around.
verb
To travel in circles.
noun
A circular motion.
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The dohars move in a circle round him, singing.
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The dohars move in a circle round him, singing the refrain of the song.
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The simplest knot, called the unknot, is a round circle embedded in R3.
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There are virtuous circle and vicious circle.
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Circle the correct consonant digraph. Circle the correct consonant digraph.
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Compute the circumference of the circle.
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The circle of the sun was the ecliptic.
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The circle represents universality.
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The origin is the centre of the circle.
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The planets circled the sun.