flowing

Examples

• All

• We watched the flowing smoke from the incense drift through the room.

• Keep the River Flowing

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• I linger a moment in the darkness to smell the fragrance of the night, moved by the vast flowings of a warm sweet wind.

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• The river's flowing water creates a soothing sound as it moves over the rocks.

• The constant flowing of air through the vents kept the room cool.

Synonyms

F

flow

vsflowing

188 1.0

A steady movement of liquid or gas

is the movement quality of fluids stressing smooth continuous motion

C

current

vsflowing

166 3.2

A steady flow of water, air, or ideas

applies to fluid movement generally not only directed streams

C

circulation

vsflowing

25 4.0

The movement of air or water through a system

describes fluid movement as a general quality rather than through systems

F

flux

vsflowing

3 7.7

A continuous movement of liquid, gas, or particles in one direction

is broader naming smooth fluid movement without directional focus

F

fluid motion

vsflowing

2 3.8

Smooth, graceful movement that looks continuous without sudden stops

is the physical fluid movement not focused on elegance or style

F

fluxion

vsflowing

• Archaic

1 9.9

A flow of liquid, often an unusual discharge from the body

is common physical fluid movement rather than a technical or archaic term

Antonyms

S

stagnant

46 4.8

Not moving or changing and showing little activity

S

static

45 3.8

Not moving or changing over time

Idioms

G

to get (one's) juices flowing

• Informal

1 7.9

To feel more energetic and creative and ready to work or think

How Fast

gushing

4.1

rushing

1.0

flowing

1 3.7

to trickle

70 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology