circle
noun
a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
will be circling
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future progressiveof circle.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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But by and large they have made a strong team and if Horner leaves, the vultures in F1 will be circling.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2024
It’s on Lake Washington this weekend that his unlimited hydroplane racing team, Go Fast Turn Left Racing, will be circling the racecourse at Seafair.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
Fiddlers will be heading down Flatbush Avenue, thumb-piano players will be gathering in McCarren Park, and bell-wielding bicyclists will be circling Prospect Park.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 21, 2014
But both teams will be circling April 4 on their calendars, when they meet for the third and final time during the regular season.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2012
“I don’t think those thieves will be circling back,” he says to me and Father.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
