to flow
- verb
- /floʊ/
- She was relieved when her cycle started to flow again after several months.
Examples
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Sylvie, with the tears flowing down her cheeks, had done what he'd asked.
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Many women experience cramps when their period begins to flow.
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I remember when it used to flow every Wednesday.
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It's time to get the blood flowing.
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The blood is flowing out of me, pumping out of me.
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It kind of gets the blood flowing and it feels really nice.
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I really got the blood flowing this morning as I went up and down the stairs about three times trying to clean up a massive hairball.
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She lost her virginity and the blood flowed.
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Your blood flows, Kahn.
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As the month progressed, she knew it was almost time for her body to flow once more.
Synonyms
To bleed from the womb as part of a woman's monthly period
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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Money that comes into and goes out of a business or person during a period
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A liquid or gas moves in smooth layers that flow side by side with little mixing
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A diagram that shows the order of steps in a process like a computer program
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Blood that comes from inside a woman's body each month during her period
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A machine with spinning blades that lets air or water flow along the shaft
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A diagram that shows the order of steps in a process, like a computer program or accounting system
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A clean room where air moves in smooth parallel layers to keep tiny particles away during work like making microchips
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A steady flow of a liquid or gas where speed stays the same at every point
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Etymology
Flow comes from old English flōwan meaning 'to run' and was used for liquids, which is why to 'flow' can also mean a woman is having her monthly 'flow'—the blood moves in a steady way.