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swing round the circle

swing round the circle verb: to make a complete circuit.

Verb

swing round the circle (third-person singular simple present swings round the circle, present participle swinging round the circle, simple past and past participle swung round the circle)

  1. (idiomatic) To make a complete circuit.
    • He had swung round the circle of theories and systems in which his age abounded, without finding relief.1884, Alexander Viets Griswold Allen, The Continuity of Christian Thought

Forms of swing round the circle

third-person singular presentswings round the circle
present participleswinging round the circle
past participleswung round the circle
pastswung round the circle

Questions about swing round the circle

What does swing round the circle mean?
Swing round the circle means to make a complete circuit.
What part of speech is swing round the circle?
Swing round the circle is a verb.
What is the past tense of swing round the circle?
The past tense of swing round the circle is swung round the circle.

Words near swing round the circle in the dictionary

  1. swing ploughs
  2. swing ride
  3. swing rides
  4. Swing riot
  5. Swing riots
  6. swing round the circle
  7. swing saw
  8. swing saws
  9. swing set
  10. swing sets
  11. swing shelf

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