ring around

ring around something

to circle something. The children ringed around the maypole, dancing and singing. The mourners had ringed around the coffin for the final ceremony.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Patrick	PAT-rik (English), pat-REEK (French), PAHT-rik (German)	Irish, English, French, German
Benedikt	BE-ne-dikt (German), bye-nye-DEEKT (Russian), bee-nee-DEEKT (Russian)	German, Russian, Icelandic, Czech
Sheamus	SHAY-mus	Irish
Ash	ASH	English
Plutarch	-	History
GÜLden	-	Turkish