FLOWING Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈflō-iŋ

Definition of flowing

as in liquid

capable of moving like a liquid a flowing silk scarf

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verb

present participle of flow

as in pouring

to move in a stream water was flowing over the dam at a tremendous rate

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as in drifting

to move or proceed smoothly and readily as everyone relaxed, the conversation really started to flow

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Recent Examples of flowing

Adjective

Pike assumes the role of the cowardly Sir Rauth, and Spock, with the help of a long, flowing wig, becomes the evil wizard Pollux. — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026 The entire design language is smoother and more flowing than today’s X4. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 14 May 2026

Verb

In a fresh sign of doubts about whether the billions flowing to AI companies can be justified, AI data center company Elice Group plunged 32% on its trading debut in South Korea Tuesday. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 For the first time in years, applications are flowing in to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization that controls web addresses, for new top-level domains. — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flowing

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This is made possible by the system’s zero-liquid-discharge technology, which evaporates the brine into solid salt and reduces the need to handle liquid waste.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
A lot of uncertainty remains in the lift capacity of Starship, as well as in how much cryogenic methane and liquid oxygen will boil off in orbit and how efficient the process of transferring propellants from one ship to another will be.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of liquid

Verb

Big tech firms in the US are pouring billions into advanced nuclear power to feed energy-hungry artificial intelligence.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The Texas Senate race is the most expensive race in the country right now, and Republicans are pouring $200 million to save the nominee there.

— Jacob Brogan, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of pouring

Verb

Three-times married, his was to be a literary career pock-marked by substance abuse issues leading to a peripatetic existence drifting from one august institution to another.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Toxic haze has covered parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Borneo and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting across the region.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of drifting

Verb

And, of course, anyone who remembers the optimistic hordes streaming up Michigan Avenue after Barack Obama made his victory speech for president of the United States in Grant Park well knows the local benefits of a Chicagoan assuming the presidency.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Its streaming app hosts short-form true crime audio and video shows that are fully AI-generated.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of streaming

Verb

After a brief safety lesson on navigating the course and its cables, participants can ride a zip line into the park, gliding 60 feet above the quarry floor at speeds exceeding 30 mph.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
With a pair of real horns, one of them plays the bull by gliding toward the fuchsia bullfighting cape.

— Eyder Peralta, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of gliding

Verb

If Mick hadn’t come cruising into that playground, lights off?

— George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
The Arlington Heights Yellowjackets continued their dominant season Friday, cruising to a dominant 71-0 victory over the North Side Steers and extending their unbeaten record.

— Aliza Acuna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of cruising

Verb

The unfortunate crew of the doomed vessel were likely sailing to the west when disaster struck, the researchers wrote in a study about the wreck that was published earlier this year.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026
The fourth ship was identified as the Al Saadiyat, sailing under the Marshall Islands flag.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of sailing

Verb

The system can also move with the trailer’s sliding suspension.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
His return this preseason was intentionally low-key, sliding onto the roster of the last-place Kings (22-60 last season) without much fanfare.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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