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going round in circles

going round in circles is the present participle and gerund of go round in circles.

Meaning of go round in circles

Verb

go round in circles (third-person singular simple present goes round in circles, present participle going round in circles, simple past went round in circles, past participle gone round in circles)

  1. (idiomatic) To repeatedly do the same thing without making any progress.

Questions about going round in circles

What is going round in circles the present participle and gerund of?
Going round in circles is the present participle and gerund of go round in circles.

Words near going round in circles in the dictionary

  1. going quietly
  2. going rate
  3. going rates
  4. going rogue
  5. going round
  6. going round in circles
  7. going round the houses
  8. going round with
  9. going short
  10. going sing
  11. going slap off on

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