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circle around (over someone or something)

[for a plane or a bird] to fly around above someone, something, or some place. The plane circled around over us for a few minutes and then went on. It circled around over the field.

See also: around, circle

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Francis was lying upon his face groaning heavily; the Kru boys, to whom he was well known, were gathered in a little circle around him. A Millionaire of Yesterday by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context In the valley this beverage was universally prepared in the following way:--Some half-dozen young boys seated themselves in a circle around an empty wooden vessel, each one of them being supplied with a certain quantity of the roots of the Typee by Melville, Herman View in context The festivities were delayed awaiting the return of the warriors who had remained to engage in the skirmish with the white men, so that it was quite late when all were in the village, and the dance of death commenced to circle around the doomed officer. Tarzan of the Apes by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context			chuck away chuck down chuck into chuck it in chuck out of some place chuck over chuck under the chin chuck up chuckle chuckle about chuckle with chug along chum chum up to chum up with chunk chunk of change church Church ain't out till they quit singing church key churn churn out churn up cinch circle circle around circle the wagons circulate circulate among circulate through circulation circumstance Circumstances alter cases circus cite cite for city city slicker civil Civility costs nothing claim claim a life claim for claim to fame clam clam up clamber clamber onto clamber up clamor clamor against			circinately Circination Circinn Circinn Circinn Circinus Circinus Circinus (constellation) Circinus (constellation) Circinus constellation Circinus constellation Circis siliquastrum CIRCIT CIRCL Circlatory system Circlatory system Circlatory system circle circle circle circle circle circle circle Circle (geometry) Circle (geometry) Circle (geometry) Circle (geometry) Circle (geometry) circle absorption anesthesia circle around circle around someone or something Circle at infinity circle block circle block circle block circle block circle block circle breathing circuit circle breathing circuit circle breathing circuit circle breathing circuit Circle C Ranch Cycling Club Circle casting Circle City Circle City Corvette Club Circle Computer Resources circle diagram Circle Diplomatic and Consular of Northeast Circle Drive Baptist Church circle end Circle error probable Circle error probable Circle for Youth Research Cooperation in Europe circle graph circle graph circle haul Circle Jump Circle K Circle K International Circle Kicking

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