circumambulate
verb (used with or without object)
to walk or go about or around, especially ceremoniously.
circumambulatory
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a word derived from
circumambulate.
Example Sentences
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Of these circumambulatory ells of crape, the young artificer contrived to fabricate a dress that was anything but unbecoming.
From The Widow Barnaby Vol. II (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor
Sir Walter Raleigh and Edmund Spenser were both rather circumambulatory on paper; the work of each is 'a long monotone broken by two or three exquisite immortalities.
From The Open Secret of Ireland by Kettle, T. M. (Thomas Michael)
Still, there was the plain injunction, and the lawyer doubtless had a reason for it hidden somewhere behind his tiresome circumambulatory approaches.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Five days later a public procession made the circuit of the palace and city walls in a peculiar circumambulatory march of mystic significance, with feasting, dramatic entertainments, and fireworks.
From The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok by Leonowens, Anna Harriette
It felt comfortable to bounce around in the similar movements of his circumambulatory personal life.
From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)
