flowing

[ floh-ing ]

adjective

1. moving in or as in a stream:

   flowing water.

2. proceeding smoothly or easily; facile:

   flowing language.

3. long, smooth, graceful, and without sudden interruption or change of direction:

   flowing lines; flowing gestures.

4. hanging loosely at full length:

   flowing hair.

5. abounding; having in excess:

   a land flowing with milk and honey.

Other Words From

• flowing·ly adverb
• flowing·ness noun
• self-flowing adjective
• un·flowing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of flowing¹

before 950; Middle English flowynge, Old English flōwende. See flow, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Colder air high in the atmosphere meets warmer air flowing in from the Mediterranean which intensifies the storm.

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Colder air high in the atmosphere meets warmer air flowing in from the Mediterranean which intensifies the storm.

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Later the same year, there was a mechanical and electrical failure which led to more sewage flowing into Clackers Brook.

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Lineker's questions kept the analysis flowing, while he was always willing to share a joke and opinion of his own.

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And despite it being passed some of those concerns remain, but supporters say it could unleash a flurry of market activity, worth up to $250bn a year flowing from rich to poor.

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Related Words

• falling
• rolling
• running
• sinuous
• streaming
• tidal