circle-strafe

verb

To move around a target in circular fashion while facing it, in order to avoid counterattacks while attacking at close range.

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Meanings

verbcircle-strafe (third-person singular simple present circle-strafes, present participle circle-strafing, simple past and past participle circle-strafed)

present singular third person circle-strafes · participle present circle-strafing · participle past circle-strafed · past circle-strafed

  1. intransitivevideo gamesTo move around a target in circular fashion while facing it, in order to avoid counterattacks while attacking at close range.
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APA

circle-strafe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circle-strafe

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“circle-strafe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circle-strafe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circle-strafe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circle-strafe.

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