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

So the 8,800-pound (4,000 kilograms) rocket body remained up there, orbiting Earth — until solar activity and gravitational forces pushed it on a collision course for the moon. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Others are colder than the empty vacuum of space, while a few wander the galaxy without orbiting a single star. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

Starlink beams down broadband to consumers, governments and businesses using more than 10,000 satellites orbiting close above the Earth. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Since January 2025, a portion of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has been orbiting high above Earth, taking 26 days to complete one trip around the planet. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 July 2026

When two galaxies merge, their black holes typically form a binary pair, orbiting each other at the center of the single postmerger galaxy. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 July 2026

Microgravity research on orbiting platforms improves protein crystallization and stem-cell studies, speeding up drug discovery and regenerative therapies that would not be possible in Earth's gravity. — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Today, the number of satellites orbiting Earth currently stands at around 14,000, with the vast majority being Starlink satellites. — Chris Young july 28, Refractor, 28 July 2026

Their 241-day stint on the orbiting outpost was the first space mission for Williams and Mikaev and the second for Kud‑Sverchkov. — ABC News, 26 July 2026