flowed

VERB

issue, surge, run out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cascade circulate continue discharge ebb flood glide gush leak overflow percolate pour proceed rush slide spill splash stream sweep swell swirl trickle tumble

STRONG

abound arise brim course deluge dribble emanate emerge emit exudate exude gurgle inundate jet move ooze pass progress pullulate regurgitate result ripple roll sluice spew spring spurt sputter squirt teem void

WEAK

disembogue smooth along well forth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease halt stop

STRONG

conceal fail lack need take want

Example Sentences

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flowed

This lava flowed and then cooled, contracted and cracked, creating around eight-sided basalt columns.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

They can remember the direction in which current previously flowed even after the power source is removed.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

Billions of dollars in investor money has flowed into U.S. dividend funds and exchange-traded funds over the past two years, according to Morningstar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Oil-tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of global crude and crude products flowed through in peacetime, has ground to a halt in recent days.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Before the eruption, Spirit Lake had flowed into the North Fork of the Toutle River, but the landslide dammed the lake.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone