circling

circling englanniksi

1. (infl of)

2. A circular motion.

3. (RQ:Melville Moby-Dick) one of these birds came wheeling and screaming round his head in a maze of untrackably swift circlings.

4. The practice of sitting in a circle and taking turns to speak about one's emotions or experiences while the others listen, intended to be therapeutic or to strengthen relations within the group.

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6. A class of secretive games, each with an unknown set of rules which new players must learn by immersion, taking place with participants sitting in a circle and drinking upon certain conditions being met.