streaming

[ stree-ming ]

noun

1. an act or instance of flowing.
2. Also called protoplasmic streaming. Biology. rapid flowing of cytoplasm within a cell; cyclosis.
3. Digital Technology. a technology for transferring data so that it can be received and processed in a steady stream:

   streaming video.

streaming

/ strē′mĭng /

1. Relating to information that is transmitted in real time over the Internet, instead of being sent first as a file and then opened after it has been downloaded.

Other Words From

• streaming·ly adverb
• un·streaming adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of streaming¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, streaming is from the Middle English word streming. See stream, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

We’ve lost count of the number of new streaming platforms, a luxury that can really add up for TV lovers.

From Washington Post

News video outlets, in particular, have prioritized YouTube, which has a more established revenue-sharing program, and streaming platforms like free, ad-supported streaming TV services.

From Digiday

The Future of TV Briefing this week looks at how subscription-based streaming services are working to hang on to the subscribers they’ve acquired since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

From Digiday

The governor also vetoed the digital ad tax and the streaming tax, however, which were two of the ways Democrats planned to pay for the education overhaul.

From Washington Post

As CBS relentlessly advertised its streaming service during the Super Bowl last night, subscribers to that service were having trouble watching the game.

From Quartz

My family is ready to mount an intervention, and cancel my streaming accounts.

From The Daily Beast

The DISH Anywhere App is just one of three ways DISH is changing the way we think about streaming entertainment.

From The Daily Beast

He pauses, absorbing the sunshine streaming into his garden.

From The Daily Beast

What are your thoughts on streaming music services like Spotify?

From The Daily Beast

“Jason tried to convince Steve Jobs that Apple should start a streaming music subscription business,”  Freston recalls.

From The Daily Beast

No streaming eyes ever watched its departure; no beating hearts ever hailed its return.

From Project Gutenberg

A rich, tender sunshine is streaming in through the windows, and gilding the stately edifice with the purest light.

From Project Gutenberg

She saw the lights streaming from the library window, she saw the little group there, and she drew nearer.

From Project Gutenberg

A faint click reaches my tense ear, the streaming lightning burns into my face.

From Project Gutenberg

Little Nora bounded away like a small fairy, with her fair curls streaming in the wind which her own speed created.

From Project Gutenberg

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