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running circles around

running circles around is the present participle and gerund of run circles around.

Meaning of run circles around

Verb

run circles around (third-person singular simple present runs circles around, present participle running circles around, simple past ran circles around, past participle run circles around)

  1. (figuratively) To outperform by a great margin.
    • You may think you're a good seller Carla, but Rickey will run circles around you any day!

Questions about running circles around

What is running circles around the present participle and gerund of?
Running circles around is the present participle and gerund of run circles around.

Words near running circles around in the dictionary

  1. running block
  2. running blocks
  3. running board
  4. running boards
  5. running by
  6. running circles around
  7. running commentaries
  8. running commentary
  9. running counter
  10. running coupling
  11. running couplings

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