A helicopter was circling around, looking for somewhere to land.
The children were dancing around in a circle.
Harry swung at it with the bat to stop it from breaking his nose, and sent it zigzagging away into the air - it zoomed around their heads and then shot at Wood, who dived on top of it and managed to pin it to the ground.
Does ‘around’ imply more than one circling?
Top answer
In those examples, I would say Yes.
— Ku1980rose
In those examples, I would say Yes.
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