to stream
70
1.7
- verb
- /striːm/
- From their new positions, our forces can see large numbers of Argentine soldiers retreating and streaming back into Port Stanley.
- tears stream
- people stream
- blood stream
Loading YouTube…
Watch on YouTubeShe was walking right towards me and I saw tears streaming down her eyes.
- She was walking right towards me and I saw tears streaming down her eyes.
Examples
-
Meanwhile, legions of deer, raccoons, and other animals streamed across farms and roads, heading for higher ground.
Academic text (1993) -
Every moment of every day, charged particles stream from the Sun at more than a million miles an hour.
Academic text (2006) -
Their whole pipeline of intelligence and soldiers waiting to stream in.
-
The shuttle had already landed, and the passengers were streaming into the terminal.
Fiction book (1991) -
Hundreds of thousands of German troops along with tanks, half-tracks and artillery streamed across the border.
-
The government of India met in a railroad coach, - - while millions streamed for the imagined safety of the Himalayas.
-
A disheveled warrior, sweat streaming from his face, bowed at the sight of Ivor.
Fiction book (1990) -
The result was perverse: U.S.-grown food streamed in, rolling past warehouses still filled with Ethiopian-grown grain.
Academic text (2010) -
As the concert began, fans started streaming into the venue, eager to find their seats.
-
After the game, the crowd was streaming out of the stadium, excitedly discussing the highlights.
Synonyms
364
1.0
To move steadily in a stream like a liquid or gas
82
3.2
To move to a place in large numbers and make it busy
57
2.9
Make liquid flow out of a container
40
3.9
Move continuously around inside a system, like water or air
32
4.8
To move or flow steadily and smoothly through a place
31
1.5
Many people or animals move somewhere quickly in a steady stream
27
2.9
Move or pour out in a steady stream, often a liquid
27
3.2
To flow out suddenly and forcefully, like blood from a wound
3
3.0
To come out in a narrow strong stream of liquid or gas
3
3.2
Water moves away slowly in a steady stream
2
3.2
To move away from a surface in a steady stream, like water does
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
13
3.1
A warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico past the US east coast toward Europe
- Specialized
13
3.3
A continuous flow of information sent or processed by computers in real time
- Literature
8
8.1
A way of writing that shows a character's thoughts as they happen
- Specialized
1
7.5
A group of small rocks in space that cause meteor showers when Earth passes through them
1
6.1
A part of a river where the tide makes the water go in the other direction or rise and fall
A stream whose water level and flow change with sea tides, reaching far upstream
An orchid that grows along streams or ponds in western North America with leafy stems and greenish-brown and pinkish flowers
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word stream comes from an old English word stream meaning 'flow'. So to stream is to flow or move continuously, which is why we say sweat or tears can stream down someone's face.