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Flowing

/ˈfləʊ.ɪŋ/

To move as a fluid from one position to another.

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📖 Definitions of "Flowing"

verb

1
To move as a fluid from one position to another.
"Rivers flow from springs and lakes."
2
To proceed; to issue forth.
"Wealth flows from industry and economy."
3
To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
"The writing is grammatically correct, but it just doesn't flow."
4
To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.

noun

1
The action of the verb to flow
"the flowing of the river"

adjective

1
Tending to flow.
2
Moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
"a flowing dress"

🔄 Synonyms of "Flowing"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
flownoun	Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
smoothnoun	Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
movingnoun	(not comparable) That moves or move.
fluentnoun	Able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently.
fluidnoun	A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas).
graceful	Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.
artesiannoun	(of a water supply) Rising to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.
liquidnoun	(physical chemistry) A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.
streamingnoun	(computing) The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.

↔️ Antonyms of "Flowing"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
subartesian	(of water) rising naturally in a well to a height appreciably above that of the surrounding water table but not flowing out of the well

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Flowing"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
fluentnoun	Able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently.
streamingnoun	(computing) The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.
smoothverb	(transitive) To make smooth or even.
movingnoun	(not comparable) That moves or move.
artesiannoun	(of a water supply) Rising to the surface under its own hydrostatic pressure.
liquidnoun	(physical chemistry) A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.
runningnoun	The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason.
fluidnoun	A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas).
graceful	Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.
inflowverb	The act or process of flowing in or into.
free-flowing	Moving freely.
fluxverb	(transitive) To use flux on.
runny	Liable to run or drip.
currentnoun	Existing or occurring at the moment.
leakingnoun	The act by which something leaks.
drainingnoun	(comparable) Causing a depletion of energy or resources; exhausting.
pouringnoun	Flowing or falling intensely.
seepagenoun	The process by which something, especially a liquid, leaks through a porous substance; the process of seeping. (Also used figuratively: the process of diffusing.)
floatingnoun	That floats or float.
sinking	Sinking, also known as doming, dishing or dapping, is a metalworking technique whereby flat sheet metal is formed into a non-flat object by hammering it into a concave indentation.