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circuiting

circuiting is the present participle and gerund of circuit.

Meaning of circuit

Verb

circuit (third-person singular simple present circuits, present participle circuiting, simple past and past participle circuited)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To move in a circle; to go round; to circulate.
    • perpetual Motion keep, / Quick circuiting ; nor dare they close their Eyes1708, [John Philips], “Book II”, in Cyder. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 65
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To travel around.
    • Having circuited the air.

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Noun

circuiting (plural circuitings)

  1. circuitous movement
    • seven circuitings around the altar

Forms of circuiting

pluralcircuitings

Words formed from circuiting

Phrases with circuiting

Questions about circuiting

What does circuiting mean?
Circuiting means circuitous movement.
What is circuiting the present participle and gerund of?
Circuiting is the present participle and gerund of circuit.
What part of speech is circuiting?
Circuiting is a noun.
What is the plural of circuiting?
The plural of circuiting is circuitings.

Words near circuiting in the dictionary

  1. circuiteering
  2. circuiteers
  3. circuiter
  4. circuiters
  5. circuities
  6. circuiting
  7. circuitings
  8. circuition
  9. circuitions
  10. circuitor
  11. circuitors

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