Antonyms for flowing


Grammar : Adj
Spell : floh-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfloʊ ɪŋ


Definition of flowing

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "action of flowing," from flow (v.). Meaning "amount that flows" is from 1807. Flow chart attested from 1920.
  • adj gushing, abounding
Example sentences :
  • The loose, flowing robe of her daily wear is of classic grace and dignity.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • And I don't mind your drowning sorrow in the flowing bowl, either.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • There was a sinister thread in that flowing note, and suddenly Dick remembered.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Will you make a virtue of necessity, or will you give laws to the flowing tide?
  • Extract from : « Maid Marian » by Thomas Love Peacock
  • What call had people to start reading when the talk was flowing so free and pleasant?
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • My suffering was horrible; my tears were flowing, scorching and bitter.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • I did not feel the cold, for my blood was flowing rapidly through my veins.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • It was the spring flowing, ever flowing on, with its bird-like warble.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • He did not answer; his tears were still flowing, flowing without end.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • How he would now have smiled at such a dream had not his tears been flowing!
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for flowing

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