circumambulating

Definition of circumambulatingnext
present participle of circumambulate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumambulating
Verb
  • Activists are riled up over the food delivery robots traversing the city, operated by the delivery companies Coco and Serve Robotics.
    Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • In the clip, Meghan follows behind them filming as Harry leads the way, traversing across the trail and turning frequently to keep an eye on 6-year-old Archie.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This time, the neutrinos seemed to be changing fast enough to oscillate while crossing a room.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Later, grandmother and granddaughter drive down a road of African palm trees, passing a lorry load of immigrants, monotonous electricity grid lines crossing the sky and workers fumigating trees, Villalobos accumulating details of a harsh contemporary world.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Circumambulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumambulating. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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