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Meaning of Circling | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

Definitions

  1. A circular motion.
  2. The practice of sitting in a circle and taking turns to speak about one's emotions or experiences while the others listen, intended to be therapeutic or to strengthen relations within the group.

Equivalents

العربية الإدارة طواف
हिन्दी गर्द
日本語 旋回

Examples

“[…] one of these birds came wheeling and screaming round his head in a maze of untrackably swift circlings.”
“The mentoring curriculum included feminist strategies designed to facilitate egalitarian relationships in the groups, including circling, where each person takes a turn to speak while others in the group listen in situations involving decision making or conflict, […]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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