Meanings
adjective
- Moving about freely.
He glanced at the slowly circulating guests.
- An institution lending from its collection, especially of books, on condition of membership.
circulating library
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of circulate
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivepassing from one to another
Similar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
French circulant
- circulantmoving about freely
Italian circolante
- circolantemoving about freely
Portuguese circulante
- circulantemoving about freely
Spanish circulante
- circulantemoving about freely
Cite this entry
APA
circulating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circulating
MLA
“circulating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circulating. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circulating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circulating.
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