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

But the bloc’s ability to enforce the ban will be hampered by the network of storage terminals, middlemen and refineries that obscure the origin of fuel flowing into the continent.

From The Wall Street Journal

It needs tenants to start signing up soon to keep the cash flowing.

From Barron's

In October, a Russian strike on a substation near Chernobyl cut power flowing to the confinement structure.

From Barron's

Billions of dollars are flowing into humanoid robot startups, as investors bet that the industry will soon put humanlike machines in warehouses, factories and our living rooms.

From The Wall Street Journal

The creek is about two feet deep and the water was flowing about eight to 10 miles per hour, McGee said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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