v.
- move steadily and continuously in a current or stream.
- (of the sea or a tidal river) move towards the land; rise. Compare with ebb.
- move or issue forth steadily and freely.
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often as adj. flowing]
hang loosely in a graceful manner:
a long flowing gown.
- (of a solid) undergo a permanent change of shape under stress, without melting.
n.
- the action or process of flowing.
- the rise of a tide or a river.
- a steady, continuous stream:
the flow of traffic.
- Scottish a watery swamp; a morass.
Phrase
- go with the flow
informal be relaxed and accept a situation. - in full flow
talking or performing fluently and enthusiastically.
Derivative
Etymology
OE flōwan, of Gmc origin; rel. to flood.