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third-person singular simple present rounds on, present participle rounding on, simple past and past participle rounded on
(intransitive) To turn and attack someone or something. quotations examples
But officers from South Wales police, 150 miles away, rounded on him for the decision to go to see his family
2020 March 29, Nazia Parveen, “Stephen Kinnock targeted by police for visiting father, Neil”, in The Guardian
Rail unions also rounded on ministers to intervene in the energy "omnishambles", with ASLEF General Secretary Mick Whelan calling on the Government to "do the right thing for people, the right thing for business, and the right thing for our rail network. Because it is also the right thing for our planet."
2021 October 20, Paul Stephens, “Network News: Electricity prices force Freightliner to revert to diesel”, in RAIL, number 942, page 7