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adjective
- 1. (especially of long hair or clothing) hanging or draping loosely and gracefully: "a long flowing gown of lavender silk" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of FLOWING is moving smoothly and continuously in or as if in a stream. How to use flowing in a sentence.
adjective. uk / ˈfləʊ.ɪŋ / us / ˈfloʊ.ɪŋ / flowing adjective (MOVING) Add to word list. moving in one direction, especially continuously and easily: fast-flowing a fast-flowing river. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Movement of liquids. backsplash. be dripping with something idiom. brim over phrasal verb.
Flowing definition: moving in or as in a stream. See examples of FLOWING used in a sentence.
Anything flowing moves like liquid, such as the flowing water of a river or someone’s long, flowing hair. Even a conversation can be flowing if people have a lot to say to each other.
: to move with a continual change of place among the constituent particles. molasses flows slowly. water flowing over the dam. 2. : rise. the tide ebbs and flows. 3. : abound. a land flowing with natural resources. 4. a. : to proceed smoothly and readily. conversation flowed easily. b. : to have a smooth continuity. the flowing lines of the car.
a. To be abundant; teem: coffers flowing with treasure; wine flowing at the celebration. b. To move from one place to another in large numbers: Contributions flowed in from all parts of the country. 10. To menstruate. 11. To undergo plastic deformation without cracking or breaking. Used of rocks, metals, or minerals. v.tr. 1.
(especially of liquids, gases, or electricity) to move in one direction, especially continuously and easily: flow down Lava from the volcano was flowing down the hillside. flow into Many short rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean. flow through The river flows through three counties before flowing into the sea just south of here.
flowing. (floʊɪŋ ) 1. attributive adjective. Flowing hair or clothes hang down freely. With his flowing blond locks, he looks like a veteran of a 1980s rock band. Both villages were full of women wearing flowing robes. ...a flowing beard. 2. attributive adjective. Flowing liquids move freely and steadily.
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Synonyms for FLOWING: liquid, fluid, thin, fluent, diluted, weak, watery, circumfluous; Antonyms of FLOWING: solid, hard, thick, nonliquid, coagulated, clotted, gelatinous, gelled
