circumambulating

present participle of circumambulate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for circumambulating
Verb
  • That same sense of gravity is felt by golfers traversing the dynamic dunes.
    Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Sure, there were attacks and counterattacks and waves of soldiers traversing across No Man’s Land.
    Michael Jerome Plunkett September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The smallest, what are called ultrafine particles, even slip through the alveolar capillary barrier itself, crossing into the bloodstream, and from there travel throughout the body, including to the heart, the brain, and the kidneys to initiate even more destruction and disease (see below).
    Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Sebastián Tarabal, a Native guide, helped Anza identify a desert crossing on an exploratory expedition in 1774.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Circumambulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circumambulating. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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