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Flowing

adjective

Designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow. Synonyms: aerodynamic, sleek, streamlined.

noun

The motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases). Synonym: flow.

Flow

verb

Move or progress freely as if in a stream. Synonym: flux.

Move along, of liquids. Synonyms: course, feed, run. "The Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"

Cause to flow.

Be abundantly present.

Fall or flow in a certain way. Synonyms: fall, hang. "Her long black hair flowed down her back"

Cover or swamp with water.

Undergo menstruation. Synonym: menstruate.

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"Flowing" Quotes from Famous Books

... did not know that the shameful fact of Kalora's thinness was being whispered among the young men of Morovenia. When the daughters were out for their daily carriage-ride both wore flowing robes. In the case of Kalora, this augmented costume was intended to conceal the ...

— The Slim Princess • George Ade

... death in the alternative if they fail. That is the quality to redeem us. Because it is witnessed so often in our history we are going to win; not for our prowess in more fortunate war on an even field or with the flowing tide, not for many victories in many lands, but for the sacred places in this our brave land that are memorable for fights that registered the land unconquerable. Why a last stand and a sacrifice are more inspiring ...

— Principles of Freedom • Terence J. MacSwiney

... with the seven orbs of light which are the channels between it and the sentience we sought to make articulate, the portals through which flow its currents and so flowing, become choate, ...

— The Moon Pool • A. Merritt

... Pine Tree Gulch, replied; and picking up an empty glass, he hurled it at Red George. The bystanders sprang aside, and in a moment the two men were facing each other with outstretched pistols. The two reports rung out simultaneously: Red George sat down unconcernedly with a streak of blood flowing down his face, where the bullet had cut a furrow in his cheek; the stranger fell back with a bullet hole in ...

— Among Malay Pirates - And Other Tales Of Adventure And Peril • G. A. Henty

... features which it surrounds. Sculptors and painters have bestowed on its representation their highest skill and care, and its description and praises have been sung in the sweetest lays by the poets of all ages. Whether in flowing ringlets, chaste and simple bands, or graceful braids artistically disposed, it is equally charming, and clothes with fascination even the simplest ...

— The Ladies Book of Useful Information - Compiled from many sources • Anonymous

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