circling
present participle ofcircle
| 单词 | circling |
| 释义 | circling present participle ofcircle circle verb uk/ˈsɜː.kəl/us/ˈsɝː.kəl/C2[IorT] tomovein a circle, often around something: Theplanecircled for anhourbeforereceivingpermissiontoland. Securitystaffcircled thegroundsof thehousewithguarddogseveryhour. B1[T] todrawa circle around something: Circle theansweryouthinkiscorrect. See also encircle [T] toarrangethings in a circle: Localteenagerswould circletheircarsout incottonfields,playtheradioloud, anddance. When apioneers'wagontrainwasattackedthey circledtheirwagonstodefendthemselves.
Revolving, rotating and spinning
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Enclosing, surrounding and immersing Placing and positioning an object Idiomcircle the/your wagons Examplesofcirclingcircling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. All of the listeners wrote their judgments on a response sheet bycirclingone of the two options: speaks quite well 0speaks quite badly. From theCambridge English Corpus Participants were asked to indicate whether the sentence correctly described the picture bycirclingeither true or false on the answer sheet. From theCambridge English Corpus The children expressed their judgment bycirclinga happy or a sad face on the same line as the picture. From theCambridge English Corpus Raters indicated their judgments bycirclingthe appropriate response for each utterance presented on a rating form. From theCambridge English Corpus Having diverted the trolley, you now face the allegedly new problem of the trolley's hurtling towards the five aftercircling. From theCambridge English Corpus But speeding on the roads andcirclingin the skies has given the modern man the opportunity to see more than his renaissance predecessor. From theCambridge English Corpus The objective was to produce a 'push-pull' effect in flies investigating and/orcirclingat close range. From theCambridge English Corpus For example, acirclingmovement of the index finger to indicate "time passing" would literally indicate a clock. From theCambridge English Corpus Survey administrators read all questions aloud while students followed along, reading questions to themselves andcirclingresponses in the booklet. From theCambridge English Corpus By 1986 several thousand objects-mostly spent, upper stages of space-launch vehicles and inert spacecraft-werecirclingthe earth. From theCambridge English Corpus Get beyond their unmistakable melodic beauty and one is struck by thecirclingimmobility, the static, flat surfaces and non-functional harmony, the rhythmic asymmetry. From theCambridge English Corpus In ballroom scenes, the terms giri or in giri were also used to meancirclingor taking a turn around the room. From theCambridge English Corpus Participants read silently the instruction sheet and before beginning the practice bycirclingall ts on it, the experimenter answered all their questions. From theCambridge English Corpus It covers "circling" gaits and "spinning" gaits, and therefore avoids the problems associated with clearly defining the two. From theCambridge English Corpus Soft tissue massage was carried out with slow strokes, light pressure, andcirclingmovements using a light scented (citrus) vegetable oil. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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