Antonyms for going around

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : goh

Phonetic Transcription : goʊ

Definition of going around

Origin : 1727, "action of going," from go (v.). The sense of "a try or turn at something" is from 1825; meaning "something that goes, a success" is from 1876. Phrase on the go "in constant motion" is from 1843.

As in orbiting : adj circling
As in rumored : adj reported
As in current : adj contemporary; common
As in maneuver : verb plan, scheme
As in reel : verb wobble; spin around
As in revolve : verb turn, circle
As in roll : verb revolve, turn; proceed smoothly
As in round : verb turn; encircle
As in run : verb continue, range
As in sidestep : verb dodge
As in surround : verb enclose, encircle something
As in turn : verb revolve, curve
As in bypass : verb avoid
As in circumvolve : verb revolve

Example sentences :

And all the while, my thinking section was going around and around.
Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith

Are you wondering why I edged us through that thing instead of going around it?
Extract from : « The Star Hyacinths » by James H. Schmitz

I'm going around to my house to put up some lunch and coffee.
Extract from : « Baseball Joe in the Big League » by Lester Chadwick

Here you both are going around with faces as if you were at a funeral.
Extract from : « An Anarchist Woman » by Hutchins Hapgood

He had n't half Skinner's ability, yet he was going around with the rich.
Extract from : « Skinner's Dress Suit » by Henry Irving Dodge

“You see we are going around the world,” announced Mrs. Briggs.
Extract from : « Five Little Peppers at School » by Margaret Sidney

He accused it of going around the block in order to add to the confusion.
Extract from : « Left Guard Gilbert » by Ralph Henry Barbour

While he was going around, he also bought all the daily papers that he could 319get hold of.
Extract from : « Cruel As The Grave » by Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth

Going around the house he hung on to the window-ledge and begged to be let into the secret.
Extract from : « Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party » by C. E. Jacobs

Then one dog got on the other's back, the two going around the stage together.
Extract from : « The Curlytops and Their Pets » by Howard R. Garis

Synonyms for going around

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