Synonyms of rounding

rounding

verb

present participle of round

1

as in rolling

to form into a round compact mass

carefully rounded the dough and placed it on a cookie tray

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rolling
• balling
• agglomerating
• wadding
• lumping
• clumping
• bunching
• beading
• pelleting
• pelletizing
• sphering
• pearling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opening
• spreading
• flattening
• smoothing
• unfolding
• unrolling

2

as in circling

to travel completely around

a monorail for visitors that rounds the park

Synonyms & Similar Words

• circling
• traversing
• orbiting
• crossing
• encircling
• ringing
• circuiting
• circumventing
• circumnavigating
• girdling
• compassing
• circumambulating
• perambulating

3

as in curving

to turn away from a straight line or course

rounded on the track and headed for the finish line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curving
• bowing
• sweeping
• winding
• turning
• bending
• arching
• trending
• falling off
• arcing
• swerving
• circling
• hooking
• wheeling
• looping
• crooking
• curling
• coiling
• spiraling
• spiralling
• twisting
• deviating
• veering
• curlicuing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightening