# flowing

Pronunciation: say "FLOH-ing" US /ˈfloʊ.ɪŋ/, UK /ˈfləʊ.ɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Moving, proceeding, or shaped in a smooth, graceful, or continuous way.
   - Simple: Moving or shaped in a smooth, graceful way without breaks.
   - _The calligrapher admired the flowing lines of the old manuscript._
   - _Her speech had a flowing rhythm that held everyone's attention._
3. Inclined or able to move freely as a liquid does.
   - Simple: Able to move easily, like a liquid that pours without sticking.
   - _The molten glass stayed flowing long enough for the artisan to shape it._
   - _Engineers prefer a flowing grout that settles into every gap on its own._

## Verb

2. Present participle of flow. — present participle and gerund of flow
   - Simple: Present participle of flow. Use this form for something moving like a liquid right now.
   - _Lava was flowing slowly down the side of the volcano._
   - _Traffic kept flowing across the bridge despite the storm._

## Noun

4. The continuous movement of a liquid or liquid-like mass from one place to another.
   - Simple: The act of moving along like a liquid.
   - _The unceasing flowing of the tide reshaped the shoreline over decades._
   - _Geologists measured the slow flowing of the glacier across the valley._

## Origin

From Middle English flowyng, equivalent to flow combined with the suffix -ing.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/flowing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).