"circulating" in the verb sense
1. go around, spread, circulate
become widely known and passed on
"the rumor spread"
"the story went around in the office"
2. circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around
cause to become widely known
"spread information"
"circulate a rumor"
"broadcast the news"
3. circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute
cause to be distributed
"This letter is being circulated among the faculty"
4. circulate
move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
"Blood circulates in my veins"
"The air here does not circulate"
5. circulate
cause to move in a circuit or system
"The fan circulates the air in the room"
6. circulate
move around freely from person to person or from place to place
"She circulates among royalty"
"circulating" in the adjective sense
1. circulating
passing from one to another
"circulating bills and coins"
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