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circumambulating

circumambulating is the present participle and gerund of circumambulate.

Meaning of circumambulate

Verb

circumambulate (third-person singular simple present circumambulates, present participle circumambulating, simple past and past participle circumambulated)

  1. (transitive) To walk around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.
    • Circumambulate the city of a dreamy Sabbath afternoon.1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Chapter 1

Questions about circumambulating

What is circumambulating the present participle and gerund of?
Circumambulating is the present participle and gerund of circumambulate.

Words near circumambulating in the dictionary

  1. circumambient
  2. circumambiently
  3. circumambulate
  4. circumambulated
  5. circumambulates
  6. circumambulating
  7. circumambulation
  8. circumambulations
  9. circumambulator
  10. circumambulators
  11. circumambulatory

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