Here is one way: movingMapCircular[f_, l_List] := MapThread[f@* List, {l, RotateLeft[l]}]; For example: movingMapCircular[f, {1, 2, 3, 4}] (* {f[{1, 2}], f[{2, 3}], f[{3, 4}], f[{4, 1}]} *)