the wheels were going round : SPIN, revolve, turn, rotate, whirl.
a nasty rumour going round : BE SPREAD, be circulated, be put about, circulate, pass round, be broadcast.
2192; headword
GO ROUND
Meaning of GO ROUND in English
Concise Oxford thesaurus English vocabulary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка тезаурус. 2012