circlings
Going round repeatedly
Circlings is the plural of circling—instances of moving in a circle or arc around something.
The word appears in descriptions of repeated orbital motion: The circlings of the hawk grew tighter as it spotted prey.
It can also describe figurative returns to a subject: After many circlings, the conversation finally addressed the real issue.
Traveling around another body
- revolvingTurning around a center
- rotatingTurning on an axis
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- wheelingMoving things on rollers
looping · spiraling · swirling · whirling · twirling · pivoting · gyrating · turning
Happening repeatedly over time
- repeatingOccurring more than once
- returningGoing back to origin
- cyclingRiding on two wheels
- loopingMoving in circles
reiterating · revisiting · rehashing · retracing · lap · round · pass · iteration
Enclosing on all sides
- ringingSustained resonant sound
- corrallingRounding up animals
- enclosingContaining within boundaries
- hemmingSewing a fabric edge
enveloping · encompassing · besieging · blockading · cordoning · quarantining · trapping · confining
orbiting
Traveling around another body
wheeling · looping · spiraling · swirling · whirling · twirling · pivoting · gyrating · turning · rounding
recurring
Happening repeatedly over time
looping · reiterating · revisiting · rehashing · retracing · lap · round · pass · iteration · recurrence
surrounding
Enclosing on all sides
- ringingSustained resonant sound
- corrallingRounding up animals
- enclosingContaining within boundaries
hemming · enveloping · encompassing · besieging · blockading · cordoning · quarantining · trapping · confining · containing
circlingsbeelines
Most direct routes
straightaways · zigzags · diagonals · straight lines · tangents
circlingsprogressions
Ordered forward movements
advances · stoppings · departures · arrivals · standings
- circling backReturning to a topic
- circling the drainApproaching inevitable end
- circling the wagonsUnifying against outside attack