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flowing

/ˈfloʊ.ɪŋ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Flowing means: designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow.

Synonyms for flowing14

noun, as in the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

flow

adjective, as in designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow

streamlined, aerodynamic, sleek, smooth

also used for flowing

fluent, streaming, fluid, fluminous, fluxive, free-flowing, onrushing, quick, running

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What does flowing mean?2

adjective

1

designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow“a streamlined convertible”

noun

1

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with flowing?17

three syllables

foregoing

four syllables

undergoing
Show 40 near rhymes
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Flowing in a sentence

  • They could hear the elegant, flowing sound of a harp coming from somewhere.unknown
  • If the water stops flowing, it's most likely from a kink in the hose.MethodGT
  • Why is the ocean salty, but rivers flowing into it are not?Hybrid
  • It wasn't water flowing through the pipes, but human blood.Ooneykcall
  • She fell, plunging deep into the flowing water.unknown
  • This is moderately spicy, but it does get your juices flowing.terrywallwork
  • Blood is flowing from the wound at the back of her head.WestofEden
  • The river is flowing very fast after last night's rain.unknown

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Forms of flowing

as a noun

plural
flowings