Synonyms of rounding

rounding

verb

present participle of round

1

as in rolling

to form into a round compact mass

carefully rounded the dough and placed it on a cookie tray

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rolling
• balling
• agglomerating
• clumping
• lumping
• bunching
• wadding
• beading
• pelleting
• pelletizing
• sphering
• pearling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opening
• flattening
• smoothing
• spreading
• unfolding
• unrolling

• opening
• flattening
• smoothing
• spreading
• unfolding
• unrolling

2

as in circling

to travel completely around

a monorail for visitors that rounds the park

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in curving

to turn away from a straight line or course

rounded on the track and headed for the finish line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curving
• bending
• turning
• bowing
• sweeping
• winding
• arching
• trending
• arcing
• swerving
• looping
• wheeling
• circling
• crooking
• falling off
• hooking
• curling
• coiling
• twisting
• spiraling
• deviating
• veering
• spiralling
• curlicuing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightening

• straightening