"talk in circles" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-talk in circles.ogg Forms: talks in circles [present, singular, third-person], talking in circles [participle, present], talked in circles [participle, past], talked in circles [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=talk in circles}} talk in circles (third-person singular simple present talks in circles, present participle talking in circles, simple past and past participle talked in circles)
  1. (idiomatic) To argue a point by repetition of the same theme, sometimes by using different words, but without making any progress. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Talking Synonyms: speak in circles Related terms: circular argument, go round in circles
    Sense id: en-talk_in_circles-en-verb-qu90WLsb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "(idiomatic) To argue a point by repetition of the same theme, sometimes by using different words, but without making any progress."
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        "To argue a point by repetition of the same theme, sometimes by using different words, but without making any progress."
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