circuiting

verb

present participle of circuit
as in circling
to travel completely around after circuiting the exterior of the church, the procession headed inside

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Recent Examples of circuiting Some call it timeless, but others worry that in the world of quick-circuiting online trends, color drenching might be a regrettable move. — Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circuiting
  1. circling
  2. orbiting
  3. traversing
  4. crossing
  5. encircling
Verb
  • Thanksgiving always has produced an interesting dynamic with five tall, energetic kids circling for a turkey leg.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • These are two companies that have been circling each other seemingly somewhat in competition.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of circling
Verb
  • Its large disk shows colorful cloud bands, the Great Red Spot and orbiting moons even in modest telescopes.
    — Damian Peach, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The strangest thing about the Solar System may be that these aren’t exotic worlds orbiting some distant star.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of orbiting
Verb
  • Paul Anthony Kelly looks comfortable traversing both fantasies.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Amidst all those endlessly traversing ships and bobbing cranes, commerce flourished.
    — Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of traversing
Verb
  • Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is still incredibly limited with only 13 vessels crossing the waterway on Thursday, according to maritime intelligence firm Kpler.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Surveillance video captured the collision as Jorge Gonzalez was crossing the street.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of crossing
Verb
  • Champions Nigeria enter with 10 stars encircling the crest on their jerseys, having won 10 of the previous 13 WAFCONs, and looking to add an 11th.
    — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • The stone is halo-set on a pavé band—jewelry lingo for having a ring of small white diamonds encircling the stone and covering the band.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 July 2026
Definition of encircling

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