to focus or concentrate on a particular subject or problem

to move in a circle or path around a central object

to go by a roundabout route or take a different path to avoid an obstacle

to bother, pester, or plague someone

to take a circuitous route to bypass an obstacle or location

to persist or hover in the mind, heart, or air

to avoid or bypass a problem, rule, or obstacle through cleverness or alternate means

to curl upward, wind around, or wreath (as of smoke, mist, or clouds)

to speak in an indirect or roundabout way without getting to the main point

winding or coil in an electric motor or transformer

to speak vaguely or indirectly without getting to the main point

to take a circuitous or longer route, often to bypass an obstacle

to wind, twist, or wrap around an object or center point

reverberates around the rafters; sonorous and resounding (especially of a singing voice)

to wrap or coil a length of material such as thread, wire, or film around a core or spool

winding; to coil or encircle

to speak in a roundabout way or avoid getting straight to the point

to curl up; to wind around

reverberates around the rafters for three days; fig. sonorous and resounding (especially of a singing voice)

difficult or awkward to articulate; having the qualities of a tongue-twister

to speak in a roundabout way rather than being direct

complicated, involved, or difficult to follow or pronounce

a plant stem that climbs by spiraling or winding around a support

difficult to handle; troublesome or tricky

to complete a single circuit or lap around an object or area

to orbit the Earth

(physics) to diffract

to speak vaguely around a topic or avoid getting to the point

reverberates around the rafters; figuratively sonorous and resounding (especially of a singing voice)

meandering and circuitous; going around in circles and never getting to the point

flow past an object (in fluid mechanics)

involved, tricky, or complicated in nature or logic

to run a long way around or take a circuitous route

to stay by the side of one's elderly parents to provide care and companionship

to live with one's parents and bring them joy (idiom)

to go the long way round or take a circuitous route