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Flowing   /flˈoʊɪŋ/   Listen
Flowing

adjective
1.
Designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow.  Synonyms: aerodynamic, sleek, streamlined.
noun
1.
The motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases).  Synonym: flow.



Flow

verb
1.
Move or progress freely as if in a stream.  Synonym: flux.
2.
Move along, of liquids.  Synonyms: course, feed, run.  "The Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
3.
Cause to flow.
4.
Be abundantly present.
5.
Fall or flow in a certain way.  Synonyms: fall, hang.  "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
6.
Cover or swamp with water.
7.
Undergo menstruation.  Synonym: menstruate.



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"Flowing" Quotes from Famous Books



... when I say the king Seemed as alive in every thing: His nails, his yellow hair still growing, And round his ruddy cheek still flowing, As when, to please the Russian queen, His yellow locks adorned were seen; Or to the blind he cured he gave A tress, ...
— Heimskringla - The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway • Snorri Sturluson

... Nazareth, the boyhood home of Jesus, was taken. The future of Palestine with its wealth of Biblical history is a wonderful theme for contemplation. Given the blessings of a twentieth century government there is no reason why Palestine should not once more become a land "flowing with milk ...
— Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights • Kelly Miller

... plenty of game, it was not for the benefit of a few, but of all. Everything was given in common to the sons of men. Whatever liveth on the land, whatsoever groweth out of the earth, and all that is in the rivers and waters flowing through the same, was given jointly to all, and ever one is entitled to his share. From this principle hospitality flows as from its source. With them it is not a virtue, but a strict duty; hence they are never in search of excuses to avoid giving, but freely supply their neighbors' ...
— Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines • Lewis H. Morgan

... be his own, which is gospel-righteousness, flowing from a principle of grace in the soul; for that in its greatest perfection in us, while we live in this world, is accompanied with some imperfections; to wit, our faith, love, and whole course of ...
— The Pharisee And The Publican • John Bunyan

... have some better plan than that, but no idea struck him for a few minutes, till happening to glance at the flowing river, the notion came, and going straight back he was soon after seen sauntering down to the river, armed with a long bamboo, a fishing-line, and some bait, with which he proceeded to fish as soon ...
— Middy and Ensign • G. Manville Fenn


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