Antonyms for circulating
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : sur-kyuh-leyt |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɜr kyəˌleɪt |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for circulating
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