streaming

1. 1
   noununcountable

   Sending or playing video and sound over the internet without saving it to your device first.

   Like drinking from a running tap instead of filling a cup first.

   Streaming uses a lot of data when you watch movies on your phone.

   We pay for music streaming so we can listen to any song instantly.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   Showing a video live over the internet while something is actually happening.

   Like a live TV show, but watched on the internet.

   Streaming let fans watch the game live as it happened.

   Many young creators now make a living through streaming.

   Similarlivestreaming

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3. 3
   verb

   Present participle of stream. Use this form for something happening right now.

   The kids are streaming their favorite show in the living room.

   Light was streaming through the open curtains.

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4. 4
   adjective

   Moving along steadily and without stopping, like water in a small river.

   Like a steady line of water always moving forward.

   She wiped her streaming eyes after the cold wind hit her.

   Crowds of streaming commuters filled the platform.

   Similarflowing, running, fluid, fluent, free-flowing

   Oppositestill, static, stagnant

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5. 5
   noununcountable

   The movement of many things together in one steady flow, like a river.

   Like a long line of ants all moving the same way.

   The streaming of the crowd toward the exits worried the staff.

   We watched the slow streaming of fog across the valley.

   Similarflow, flood, procession, movement, surge

6. 6
   nounUKuncountable

   Putting students into different class groups based on how well they do at school.

   Like sorting fruit into baskets by size before selling it.

   Streaming meant the top group covered harder material each term.

   Many parents disliked the streaming used at their children's school.

   Similartracking

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7. 7
   noununcountable

   Washing loose ground and gravel to get the metal ore out of it.

   Like panning for gold, but on a much bigger patch of ground.

   Streaming for tin was hard work along the shallow riverbeds.

   The miners turned to streaming when the deeper veins ran out.

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