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circulating

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɜːkjʊleɪtɪŋ/

From the verb circulate: (⇒ conjugate)
circulating is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cir•cu•late /ˈsɜrkyəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation   v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
  1. to move in a circle or circuit, such as blood in the body: [no object]Fresh air circulated down to our cabin in the ship.[~ + object]That system circulates blood to all parts of the body.
  2. [no object] to pass from place to place, from person to person, etc.: I circulated among the guests during the party.
  3. Library Science(of materials in a library) to (cause to) be available on loan outside the library: [no object]This book doesn't circulate because it's a reference book.[~ + object]We don't circulate reference books.
  4. to (cause to) pass or be sold from place to place, etc.;
    disseminate;
    distribute: [~ + object]She promised to circulate a report.[no object]The report of his death was circulating quickly through the town.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cir•cu•late  (sûr′kyə lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
v.i. 
  1. to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point:Blood circulates throughout the body.
  2. to pass from place to place, from person to person, etc.:She circulated among her guests.
  3. to be distributed or sold, esp. over a wide area.
  4. Library Science(of books and other materials) to be available for borrowing by patrons of a library for a specified period of time.

v.t. 
  1. to cause to pass from place to place, person to person, etc.;
    disseminate;
    distribute:to circulate a rumor.
  2. Library Scienceto lend (books and other materials) to patrons of a library for a specified period of time.
  • Latin circulātus (past participle of circulārī to gather round one, Medieval Latin circulāre to encircle), equivalent. to circul(us) circle + -ātus -ate1
  • 1425–75 for earlier senses; 1665–75 for current senses; late Middle English
cir′cu•lat′a•ble, adj. 
    3. disperse, spread, promulgate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
circulate /ˈsɜːkjʊˌleɪt/ vb
  1. to send, go, or pass from place to place or person to person: don't circulate the news
  2. to distribute or be distributed over a wide area
  3. to move or cause to move through a circuit, system, etc, returning to the starting point: blood circulates through the body
  4. to move in a circle
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin circulārī to assemble in a circle, from circulus circleˈcircuˌlative adj ˈcircuˌlator n ˈcirculatory adj
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