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
Ayda-Arabic
ZojaZOI-ah (Polish)Polish, Macedonian
Aravind-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil
Hann-Medieval English
MillyMIL-ee (English)Swedish, Norwegian, English
Birte-Danish