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swinging round the circle

swinging round the circle is the present participle and gerund of swing round the circle.

Meaning of swing round the circle

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

Questions about swinging round the circle

What is swinging round the circle the present participle and gerund of?
Swinging round the circle is the present participle and gerund of swing round the circle.

Words near swinging round the circle in the dictionary

  1. swinging one's dick around
  2. swinging out
  3. swinging over
  4. swinging post
  5. swinging posts
  6. swinging round the circle
  7. swinging sixties
  8. swinging that way
  9. swinging the lead
  10. swinging through
  11. swinging-block

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