transitive verb

• Walk all the way around (something)

  ‘they used to circumambulate the perimeter wall’

  More example sentences

  • ‘We walked barefoot and circumambulated the outer walls of the temple.’
  • ‘The temple is crowded with a number of people, most of them with prayer wheels in their hands, circumambulating the sanctum.’
  • ‘They will circumambulate the stadium once and then take the torches to the cauldron.’
  • ‘I looked forward to circumambulating Mount Kailash - a difficult 33-kilometer hike on foot.’

  Synonyms

  wander, rove, ramble, meander, drift, maunder