flowing
adjEtymology From Middle English flowyng; equivalent to flow + -ing.
1
Tending to flow.
2
Moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
- a flowing dress
- flowing prose
2 more examples
- [T]he pleasure of writing on wax with a stylus is exemplified by the fine, flowing hand of a Roman scribe who made out the birth certificate of Herennia Gemella, born March 128 AD.2013 September 14, Jane Shilling, “The Golden Thread: the Story of Writing, by Ewan Clayton, review [print edition: Illuminating language]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review), page R28:
- England were unable to repeat the flowing football that overpowered Croatia in their first World Cup game as they were held to a draw by Ghana at Boston Stadium.2026 June 23, Phil McNulty, “England 0-0 Ghana”, in BBC:
- Synonyms
- fluent, streaming, flowing, fluid, fluminous, fluxive, free-flowing, onrushing, quick, running
- Derived terms
- coflowing, downflowing, everflowing, flowingly, flowingness, full-flowing, inflowing, nonflowing, outflowing, thickflowing, unflowing
- Related terms
- runny
- Hypernyms
- in motion
- Hyponyms
- fast-flowing, fastest-flowing, everflowing, transfluent