Synonyms for circulating

Grammar : Adj

Spell : sur-kyuh-leyt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɜr kyəˌleɪt

Définition of circulating

Origin : 1540s (late 15c. as a past participle adjective), as a chemical term for alternating vaporization and condensation, from Latin circulatus, past participle of circulare "to form a circle," from circulus (see circle (n.)). Meaning "to move around, revolve" is from 1670s; of blood, from 1650s; of persons, "to mingle in a social gathering," from 1863. Sense of "to pass about freely" is from 1660s; of newspapers from 1885. Related: Circulated; circulating.

adj flowing

Example sentences :

On their skin you cannot even distinguish the circulating veins with the naked eye.
Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)

Hints of a surprising nature had been circulating about Trumet.
Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln

For observe: the circulating libraries are human institutions.
Extract from : « Notes on Life and Letters » by Joseph Conrad

I'm simply dying for something to stir up my blood and set it circulating.
Extract from : « Rival Pitchers of Oakdale » by Morgan Scott

Rumours and something more than rumours were circulating as to Nikita's character.
Extract from : « The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 » by Henry Baerlein

Two or three copies of Herr Meiser's will were circulating from hand to hand.
Extract from : « The Man With The Broken Ear » by Edmond About

There is usually a School of Arts, with a circulating library.
Extract from : « Wheat Growing in Australia » by Australia Department of External Affairs

She has put into my power to arrest a report which I find is circulating to my injury.
Extract from : « Who Are Happiest? and Other Stories » by T. S. Arthur

This also was a reference library, not a circulating library.
Extract from : « Handbook of The New York Public Library » by New York Public Library

Well then, we'll get some novels from the circulating library.
Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope

Antonyms for circulating

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