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inflowing

inflowing

4.3
Liquid or gas that moves into a space
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪnˌfloʊɪŋ/
translation icon : entrante
  • The inflowing water from the river created ideal conditions for the fish to thrive.

Examples

  • The heavy rain led to an inflowing stream that filled the pond quickly.

  • After 1960, following massive diversions of water for irrigation from its two major inflowing rivers, the Amu and Syr Darya, the water level of the lake began to drop dramatically and its area to decrease.

    Academic text (1996)

  • During the storm, the inflowing winds caused the leaves to swirl around the street.

Synonyms

inbound
vsinflowing
24 3.3

Moving toward a place like a city or station

is used for liquids or gases moving into things rather than people or vehicles
influent
vsinflowing
  • Specialized
8.8

Flowing into a place, especially into a larger body of water

is about liquids or gases moving into things generally rather than only large bodies

Antonyms

outflowing
5.6

Moving outward in a steady stream from a source like water or gas

How Fast

to rush in
36 3.1
inflowing
4.3

Surface Forms

inflowing positive

Morphology

inflowing = inflow (transparent) = in + flow + ing

Adding '-ing' to the verb 'inflow' straightforwardly gives the participial adjective meaning 'flowing in'.

Etymology

The word inflowing comes from in- meaning 'into' and flow meaning 'to move', like water or air. So inflowing describes water or gas that is 'moving inward', which is why we use it for liquids or gases that come into a place.