Synonyms of orbiting

orbiting

verb

present participle of orbit

as in circling

to travel completely around

the moon orbits the Earth

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of orbiting

The space agency shared a video showing fireworks over Los Angeles as seen from the Earth-orbiting outpost. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 July 2026

This is the first spaceflight for Cardman and Platonov, the fourth trip for Fincke, and the second for Yui, to the orbiting laboratory. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026

The moment was captured 263 miles (423 kilometers) above Earth's Atlantic Ocean from aboard the space station orbiting our planet. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 July 2026

For a generation of millennial founders and the professionals orbiting them, the most consequential business development of the year is happening nowhere near an office, a conference badge, or a LinkedIn message. — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Launching today, the Fi Ultra is the world’s first dog tracker to adopt T-Satellite, T-Mobile’s implementation of Starlink Mobile, which uses orbiting satellites to beam data to phones on the ground. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026