Circled
['sɜːkld]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Circle
(a.) Having the form of a circle; round.
Typed by Arthur
Examples
- It circled (owing to the guys of one wing being loose) to the right, completing two circles and beginning a third as it advanced; so that the whole course had the form of a spiral. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- He sat on the chair with his athletic Irish legs crossed, and these legs, in that attitude, he circled with the bandana and bound firmly together. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- At first the two forces circled at the same altitude, pouring broadside after broadside into each other. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- I did not like to put my hand into a hireling's, but it is pleasant to feel it circled by Jane's little fingers. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Reducing my speed I circled and came to the ground at the feet of the astonished Zodangan. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- He knew the wall just below that was too steep for any one to climb but below it eased and some one might have circled up above. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He circled round and round the ship, wanting to light, but afraid of the people. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The other circled wide over the snow and then settled again. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Twice he circled the field in order to get up speed and reach sufficient elevation. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Two crows circled overhead and then lit in a pine tree below. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- As we approached them they sniffed our unfamiliar scent and with squeals of rage circled about us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The swallows circled around and I watched them and the night-hawks flying above the roofs and drank the Cinzano. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- My long-sword circled whirring through the air, and a great ape sprawled, headless, at the feet of the fainting girls. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The man who was leading rode along the trail to where Pablo had circled and stopped. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- By the use of the steering apparatus he circled to the right or to the left with the grace of a bird on the wing. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The savage, whirling bodies circled nearer. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- They'll think he stopped and circled and they'll pick up Pablo's tracks. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It circled around and around, each circle taking about one minute. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
Typed by Arthur