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 Word Forms

• flowingly adverb
• flowingness noun
• self-flowing adjective
• unflowing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of flowing¹

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

Example Sentences

Jessica Altman, executive director of Covered California, said the debate is really over “who can benefit from the federal dollars that are flowing to all states, including California,” to help lower costs for health insurance.

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The military pay followed patches to keep money flowing to a program aimed at women, infants and children and a program funding air travel along routes from rural areas that aren’t profitable.

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That dynamic generally keeps money flowing into stocks even as concerns pile up.

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It says the One Big Beautiful Bill Act reduced revenue flowing into the Social Security trust fund.

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The Academy noted the author's flowing syntax with long, winding sentences devoid of full stops that has become his signature.

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