live streaming

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present participle of live stream entry 2

live streaming

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noun

variants or less commonly livestreaming or live-streaming
: the act, process, or an instance of streaming (an event) over the Internet for live (see live sense 8b) viewing
Live streaming is not an easy feat and that could be the reason why video platform Twitch has decided to launch a Twitch creator camp that will help users build their streaming brands.Devika Singh
Many others—numbering in the thousands—watched the live streaming of the event.Stephen Coleman
often used before another noun
If you don't care for what Spotify or Google serves up, YouTube has user-driven, live-streaming music channels …Alan Henry
They sang during a live-streaming event last winter that also featured Celine Dion, Leslie Odom Jr., and Stevie Wonder.Modern Healthcare

Examples of live streaming in a Sentence

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Noun
Then there is the live streaming element. Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Now 20, Speed is considered one of the most recognizable faces in the entire streaming world — buoyed by live streaming tours that take his subscribers out of the typical stream and along with him on breakneck adventures across the globe. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025 For all Swift revealed, TMZ reported that the 1.3 million viewers who watched the YouTube version of the show, during its first hour of live streaming, made up the biggest concurrent audience in the platform’s history. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2025 French authorities are investigating the death of a man during a live video stream on the Kick live streaming platform, where he had regularly been shown enduring violence and humiliations. Reuters, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for live streaming

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1996, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of live streaming was in 1996

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“Live streaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20streaming. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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