round and round

British  

adverb

1. following a circuitous or circular course for a comparatively long time, esp vainly

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round and round Idioms  

1. Also, around and around. In circles, as in You've gone round and round with the same argument and we still have no solution. This idiom transfers moving in a circle to mental or verbal activities. [Second half of 1800s]

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Example Sentences

A heat pump basically runs a chemical - the refrigerant - round and round in a closed loop, going from hot to cold, gas to liquid, compressed to decompressed.

From BBC

But Kik’s words went round and round in my head.

From Literature

With the chairs set so close, M. S. Hashbaz could circle the entire table on our shoulders, purring furiously, traveling round and round.

From Literature

Torak watched her talon going round and round.

From Literature

I lay there unable to sleep, my mind going round and round.

From Literature