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circumambulate
[ sur-kuhm-am-byuh-leyt ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to walk or go about or around, especially ceremoniously.
circumambulate
/ ˌɜːəˈæʊˌɪ /
verb
- to walk around (something)
- intr to avoid the point
Derived Forms
- ˌܳˈˌٴǰ, noun
- ˌܳˌˈپDz, noun
- ˌܳˈܱٴǰ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- cܳ·b·tDz noun
- cܳ·b·tǰ noun
- cܳ·b··ٴr adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of circumambulate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of circumambulate1
Example Sentences
They pack into the Grand Mosque in Mecca to circumambulate the Kaaba.
And Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, without social distancing for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Now visitors are required to wear masks and will undergo temperature checks as they circumambulate the shrine.
“As he restlessly circumambulates, verbally and physically, he’s always reaching for explanations that seem to explode on him,” Brantley wrote in his New York Times review.
At Seattle Art Fair, a glistening, golden object propped upon a wooden platform blabbers on as visitors circumambulate the display.
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