circum-lā̆tro, āre, v. a.
I Prop., to bark around hominem, Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 22, 3 leonem, Amm. 22, 16, 16.—
B Meton., of the sea (post-class.): totum hoc circumlatrat aestus, roars around , Avien. Perieg 48.—
II Trop., in pass. : domus circumlatratur injuriis, Symm. Ep. 8, 17 aliquem frustra occultis injuriis, Amm. 22, 12, 14: eum circumlatrantes philosophi, Lact. 2, 8, 50: circumlatrantes haeretici, Aug Ep 136.