flowing
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English flowyng; equivalent to flow + -ing.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfloʊ.ɪŋ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfləʊ.ɪŋ/
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Verb edit
flowing
- present participle and gerund of flow
Noun edit
flowing (plural flowings)
- The action of the verb to flow
- the flowing of the river
Adjective edit
flowing (comparative more flowing, superlative most flowing)
- Tending to flow.
- Moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
- a flowing dress
- flowing prose
- 2013 September 14, Jane Shilling, “The Golden Thread: the Story of Writing, by Ewan Clayton, review [print edition: Illuminating language]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review)[1], page R28:
- [T]he pleasure of writing on wax with a stylus is exemplified by the fine, flowing hand of a Roman scribe who made out the birth certificate of Herennia Gemella, born March 128 AD.
Synonyms edit
- (tending to flow): fluent, streaming; see also Thesaurus:flowing
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly
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