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To circle in

Circle \Cir"cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circled; p. pr. & vb. n. Circling.] [OE. cerclen, F. cercler, fr. L. circulare to make round. See Circle, n., and cf. Circulate.]

  1. To move around; to revolve around.

    Other planets circle other suns.
    --Pope.

  2. To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to encircle.
    --Prior. Pope.

    Their heads are circled with a short turban.
    --Dampier.

    So he lies, circled with evil.
    --Coleridge.

    To circle in, to confine; to hem in; to keep together; as, to circle bodies in.
    --Sir K. Digby.

Usage examples of "to circle in".

Gradually, they were beginning to circle each other like a couple of wrestlers, and after Perfectly Delightful had stopped talking, they continued to circle in silence for a number of seconds.

Wearily, the boldest flying devils began to circle in the distance where they could see the battlefield.