flowing
Americanadjective
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moving in or as in a stream.
flowing water.
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proceeding smoothly or easily; facile.
flowing language.
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long, smooth, graceful, and without sudden interruption or change of direction.
flowing lines; flowing gestures.
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hanging loosely at full length.
flowing hair.
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abounding; having in excess.
a land flowing with milk and honey.
Other Word Forms
- flowingly adverb
- flowingness noun
- self-flowing adjective
- unflowing adjective
Etymology
Origin of flowing
before 950; Middle English flowynge, Old English flōwende. See flow, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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"Luckily, there seems to be quite a bit of money flowing into this, which will only accelerate the pace with which organisations will develop technologies to detect and ultimately block these things."
From BBC
Several times while training for Ironman triathlons, I’ve crashed my bike and jumped right back up—there was so much adrenaline flowing that I didn’t feel pain in the moment.
This matters because few alternatives exist for the oil-rich Middle East region to keep crude flowing to global markets without safe passage through the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
From MarketWatch
The kingdom, which accounts for most of the petroleum flowing through Hormuz, also shipped more crude to overseas storage.
She looked perfectly angelic in an all-white glittery dress, complete with a flowing fur shawl.
From BBC
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