Synonyms

flowing

American

[floh-ing] / ˈfloʊ ɪŋ /

adjective

moving in or as in a stream.

flowing water.
proceeding smoothly or easily; facile.

flowing language.
long, smooth, graceful, and without sudden interruption or change of direction.

flowing lines; flowing gestures.
hanging loosely at full length.

flowing hair.
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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I was practically flooded out by the parade of people flowing through the gates, shouting and throwing handfuls of grain.

From Literature

These produce renewable electricity by harnessing the energy of flowing water with a turbine, pump, or waterwheel.

From BBC

“For importers who have paid billions of dollars in duties flowing from IEEPA-related tariffs, the decision represents an opportunity to pursue potentially significant refunds,” Ropes & Gray LLP wrote.

From Barron's

As the investigators kept looking into money flowing into Entity A, they discovered another account that had transferred even more funds to the Iranian network.

From The Wall Street Journal

On land, dramatic canyons such as the Grand Canyon are carved over time by flowing rivers.

From Science Daily

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