to flow
- verb
- /floʊ/
- She's dressed in flowing white robes.
- flowing hair
- long flowing hair
- wear a flowing dress
Examples
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Mrs. Zinn greeted her at the door in a flowing skirt and blouse.
Fiction book (1994) -
His shirt was cadet blue; the pointed ends of his cravat flowed down over the front.
Fiction book (1993) -
Do you see how the hair flows on the back?
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A woman with long flowing hair.
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See how his hair flows, though?
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Well, see, I think the dress works cause it flows nice.
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Should she tie it or leave it flowing open around her body?
Fiction book (1991) -
The way it flows would be perfect for the wood trim.
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Her long black hair hung over square, thin shoulders revealed by a flowing green cotton dress.
Fiction book (1993) -
Her hair flows gracefully down her back, catching the light as she moves.
Synonyms
To fall loosely, like cloth or hair
Hang or flow loosely and smoothly in a pleasing way
To move smoothly and easily through the air or over a surface
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
Money that comes into and goes out of a business or person during a period
- Specialized
A liquid or gas moves in smooth layers that flow side by side with little mixing
- Specialized
A diagram that shows the order of steps in a process like a computer program
- Specialized
Blood that comes from inside a woman's body each month during her period
- Specialized
A machine with spinning blades that lets air or water flow along the shaft
- Specialized
A diagram that shows the order of steps in a process, like a computer program or accounting system
- Specialized
A clean room where air moves in smooth parallel layers to keep tiny particles away during work like making microchips
- Specialized
A steady flow of a liquid or gas where speed stays the same at every point
How Graceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flow comes from the old English flōwan, which pictured smooth running water, and that is why we say hair or fabric 'flows' when it hangs or moves in a smooth, graceful way like a gentle stream.