flowing en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English flowyng; equivalent to flow + -ing.
Meanings
- Tending to flow.
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Moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
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:a flowing dress
flowing prose
[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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most flowing | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more flowing | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
downflowing · flowingly · flowingness · everflowing · swift-flowing · full-flowing · thickflowing · outflowing · nonflowing · unflowing · inflowing · coflowing
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
transfluent · everflowing · fast-flowing · fastest-flowing
Relateds
Synonyms
fluent (tending to flow) · flowing · onrushing · running · free-flowing · streaming · fluxive · quick · fluid · fluminous
Translations (11)
ru плавный (moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly) · bg гладък (moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly) · gd siùbhlach (moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly) · kix jâng (moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly) · bg плавен (moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly) · mi paparōnaki (moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly) · ga craobhach (moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly) · pl potoczysty (moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly) · ru распущенные (moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly) · la fluens (moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly) · eo flua (moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly)