VocabJLPT N2
(turning) round and round
AdverbTo-Adverb

Definitions

  1. 1. (turning) round and round
  2. 2. in circles
  3. 3. wrapping around
An onomatopoeic adverb describing a spinning, revolving, or winding motion, often repeated. It can describe something going around in circles, such as wheels spinning, eyes rolling, or rope being wound up.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

If you spin that chair around like that, you're going to get dizzy!

Sentence 2

He wrote in his notebook: "my anxiety just keeps spinning."

Sentence 3

I stood up too fast and everything started spinning — I almost fell!

Sentence 4

That cat keeps going round and round inside the cardboard box and can't settle down.

Sentence 5

She kept twirling her ring, hesitating over her answer.