argue round and round

verb

to talk with many digressions

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beat around the bush
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Meanings

verbargue round and round (third-person singular simple present argues round and round, present participle arguing round and round, simple past and past participle argued round and round)

present singular third person argues round and round · participle present arguing round and round · participle past argued round and round · past argued round and round · alternative argue round and round the subject

  1. intransitiveto talk with many digressions
  2. transitiveto not talk about (a subject), to avoid the question

    Synonyms: beat around the bush

Synonyms & antonyms

verbto not talk about (a subject), to avoid the question

Similar
beat around the bush

Translations

Russian говори́ть не по существу́, говори́ть не по те́ме
  • говори́ть не по существу́ (govorítʹ ne po suščestvú)to talk with many digressions, not about subject
  • говори́ть не по те́ме (govorítʹ ne po téme)to talk with many digressions, not about subject
  • ходи́ть вокру́г да о́коло не в те́му (xodítʹ vokrúg da ókolo)to talk with many digressions, not about subject
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APA

argue round and round. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argue%20round%20and%20round

MLA

“argue round and round.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argue%20round%20and%20round. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “argue round and round,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argue%20round%20and%20round.

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