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flowing

[floh-ing] / ˈfloʊ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
gushing, abounding
Synonyms
STRONGEST
falling rolling running sinuous streaming tidal
STRONG
brimming cursive flooded fluid full issuing liquefied liquid overrun rich rippling rushing smooth spouting sweeping teeming
WEAK
continuous easy fluent fluidic pouring out prolific unbroken uninterrupted
Antonyms
STRONG
empty needy solid
WEAK
trickling

Example Sentences

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The fish suffered their latest decline during the severe 2020-22 drought, when the water flowing from dams sometimes got so warm that it was lethal for salmon eggs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Each time they introduced electrons and holes, they observed a consistent electrical current flowing in the same direction, even without applying any external voltage.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

Much still hinges on the return of freely flowing shipping and tanker traffic through the crucial Strait of Hormuz, a central focus on day two of the U.S.-Iran cease-fire deal.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Now the oil is flowing again in Venezuela.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Unlike the others, her hair was shorn clean from her head, her dress long and flowing like a river’s waves.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray