Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

round and round

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: round and round
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a repeated circular motion.

adv

Following the same course repeatedly in vain.

Example Sentences

"The whole economy of this dance consists in turning round and round the room in a certain measured step ; and it is truly astonishing that this continued revolution does not set all their heads swimming like a top ; but I have been positively assured that it only occasions a gentle sensation which is marvellously agreeable."
"Eventually, the railway opened on Monday, December 14, 1896, with a universal fare of 1d. collected at the turnstiles, and conditions were immediately chaotic, as many passengers travelled round and round, and refused to leave the cars."
"The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round. The wheels on the bus go round and round, all through the town."
"Instances were known of people who, being asked to dine at Todgers’s, had travelled round and round for a weary time, with its very chimney–pots in view ; and finding it, at last, impossible of attainment, had gone home again with a gentle melancholy on their spirits, tranquil and uncomplaining."

Inflected Forms

around and around (alternative)

Phrases

argue round and round

Questions

What does round and round mean?: In a repeated circular motion.

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