around and around



around and around

1. Literally, in a circle. I've been walking around and around the parking lot, and I still can't find my car. Look at the ballerina twirling around and around!
2. In a circuitous, indirect fashion, without an end or satisfactory result. We've gone around and around with the insurance company, and they still haven't paid our claim.
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around and around

in a circle round and round The skater twirled around and around, faster and faster.
Related vocabulary: go around and around
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Itzal-Basque
Hani-Arabic
Eliana (1)e-LYAH-nah (Italian)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
IrmtrudEERM-trootGerman
Gianpaolojahn-POW-loItalian
Gocha-Georgian