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Circling

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

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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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