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

Hera is en route to study the aftermath of NASA’s DART mission that intentionally crashed a spacecraft into a small moon orbiting a larger asteroid. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Some of Voyager 2’s biggest surprises came from the moons orbiting those planets. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2026

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has been orbiting the moon since 2009, serving as NASA's up-close eyes as the space agency works to return astronauts to the lunar surface. — CBS News, 18 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

By tapping orbiting Starlink satellites, the Cybercab will also be able to receive high-speed internet no matter the location, including in cellular dead zones. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026