2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Circle \Cir"cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Circled}; p. pr & vb n.
{Circling}.] [OE. cerclen F. cercler, fr L. circulare to
make round. See {Circle}, n., and cf {Circulate}.]
1. To move around to revolve around
Other planets circle other suns. --Pope.
2. To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to
encircle. --Prior. Pope.
Their heads are circled with a short turban.
--Dampier.
So he lies, circled with evil. --Coleridge.
{To circle in}, to confine; to hem in to keep together; as
to circle bodies in --Sir K. Digby
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
circling
adj : moving in a circle
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