circulating
Going round continuously
Circulating describes something moving continuously through a system or space.
Blood circulates through the body, air circulates in a room, rumors circulate through a community.
A circulating library lends books that pass from reader to reader.
Currency in circulation is actively being used rather than held in reserve.
There's a story circulating that they're getting divorced.
Informal talk spreading rumors
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- buzzContinuous low drone
- grapevineInformal gossip network
talk · speculation · word · scuttlebutt · chatter · innuendo · conjecture · tittle-tattle
Wide distribution of information
- spreadingExtending over space
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
- distributionAllocation across recipients
transmission · dispersal · broadcast · promulgation · passing · sharing · routing · delivering
Moving without fixed purpose
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
- rovingMoving from place to place
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- mobileCapable of movement
moving · flowing · rotating · orbiting · revolving · cycling · looping · traveling
Currency for transactions
bills · specie · mint · denomination · banknotes · coinage · bullion · legal tender
Circulation of fresh air
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- draftPreliminary version of text
- draughtCurrent of air
- fanAdmirer or air mover
vent · current · blower · exhaust · air · flow · HVAC · ductwork
Electrified matter state
- serumBlood's watery portion
- lymphInterstitial body fluid
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
capillary · hemoglobin · transfusion · cardiovascular · bloodstream · oxygenated · systemic · pulmonary
Temporary provision of resources
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- loaningTemporarily providing to another
- booksBound written works
- collectionGathered set of items
rotating · shared · subscription · membership · catalog · checkout · return · reserve
gossip
Informal talk spreading rumors
grapevine · talk · speculation · word · scuttlebutt · chatter · innuendo · conjecture · tittle-tattle · canard
dissemination
Wide distribution of information
- spreadingExtending over space
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
distribution · transmission · dispersal · broadcast · promulgation · passing · sharing · routing · delivering · dispatching
roaming
Moving without fixed purpose
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
- rovingMoving from place to place
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
mobile · moving · flowing · rotating · orbiting · revolving · cycling · looping · traveling · coursing
money
Currency for transactions
bills · tender · specie · mint · denomination · banknotes · coinage · bullion · legal tender · paper money
ventilation
Circulation of fresh air
fan · vent · current · blower · exhaust · air · flow · HVAC · ductwork · cross-ventilation
plasma
Electrified matter state
vein · capillary · hemoglobin · transfusion · cardiovascular · bloodstream · oxygenated · systemic · pulmonary · perfusion
lending
Temporary provision of resources
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- loaningTemporarily providing to another
- booksBound written works
collection · rotating · shared · subscription · membership · catalog · checkout · return · reserve · mobile library
- directing flowchanneling, funneling, directing, routing, piping
- disclosurerevealing, disclosing, disclosure, disclose, divulge
- disseminatingspreading, sharing, broadcasting, publishing, distributing
- distributingdistributing, dispensing, allocating, apportioning, doling out
- drillingdrill bit, drill rig, drill site, driller, bore hole
- communicatingtalking, speaking, telling, sharing, expressing
circulatingsuppressed
Forcibly held down
withheld · concealed · withdrawn · out of circulation · hidden
circulatingstationary
Not in motion
sedentary · wallflowering · rooted · staying put · antisocial
- poor circulationInadequate vascular movement
- blood circulationMovement through vessels
- air circulationMovement of atmosphere indoors
- circulation deskLibrary checkout point
- out of circulation
- mass circulation