free-flowing

adjective

free-flow·​ing ˈfrē-ˌflō-iŋ How to pronounce free-flowing (audio)
: characterized by easy freedom in movement, progression, or style
a free-flowing essay

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Interchange hoped to help accommodate growth The new interchange is expected to accommodate a growth in traffic in the coming two decades, as well as allow for faster, more free-flowing north-south travel, according to ITD. Idaho Statesman, 29 Sep. 2025 One of the last free-flowing rivers in the western United States, the Yampa runs for 250 miles, carving through canyons, ranchland, and high desert. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025 But the salty Gulf isn’t Pascagoula’s only water feature, the town sits along the Pascagoula River, the largest free-flowing waterway in the lower 48 states. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025 Roads once blocked by gangs have now free-flowing traffic. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for free-flowing

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of free-flowing was in 1875

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“Free-flowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free-flowing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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