WordNet
v. move around in a circular motion; "The Earth revolves around the Sun" [syn: revolve around, circle round]
Usage examples of "circle around".
The crowd gathered in a little, forming a loose circle around the two men.
He saddled his horse, and then, as a precaution, cast another protective circle around his cottage.
The mecha, weapons ready, took up a circle around the group, keeping watch in all directions.
Extending her power through the ebony, Daja drew a circle around her worktable, leaving herself plenty of room.
Before they started, Lark and Rosethorn did an odd thing: they walked a circle around the cottage, Lark going clockwise, Rosethorn counterclockwise.
The threads wove themselves into a circle around Niko and Tris, then spread to enclose them in a globe of cobwebs that blazed like the sun.
As Daja drew the circle around them with her staff, she realized she was glad to have this quiet girl to herself for a while.
Waiting for their arrival, she walked a large protective circle around the floor.