flowing

American  

[floh-ing] / ˈfloʊ ɪŋ /

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.

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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

When oil prices drop, smaller, independent oil producers that make up a huge chunk of the domestic industry struggle to get enough cash flowing into their coffers to drill their next wells.

From The Wall Street Journal

That pressure prevents cancer medications from flowing through capillaries to hair follicles and nerves in the hands and feet, Hannon said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Before sanctions tightened, only about a third of Venezuelan exports went to the U.S., with the rest flowing to China, India, Europe, and the Caribbean.

From Barron's

Fundraising for U.S. venture-capital firms dropped 35% in 2025, the most anemic stretch in at least six years, with money flowing primarily to the most trusted investment firms as companies stay private longer.

From The Wall Street Journal

Here’s a look at Venezuelan oil and what it would take to get the crude flowing.

From Barron's

Related Words

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