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flow verb (flowed, flowing) intrans 1 to move along like water. 2 said of blood or electricity: to circulate. 3 to keep moving steadily • Traffic was not flowing well through the city centre. 4 said of hair: to hang or ripple in a loose shining mass. 5 said of words or ideas: to come readily to mind or in speech or writing. 6 to be present in abundance. 7 said of the tide: to advance or rise. Compare ebb verb 1. noun 1 the action of flowing. 2 the rate of flowing. 3 a continuous stream or outpouring. 4 the rising of the tide. 5 old use, euphemistic menstruation. in full flow speaking energetically.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon.
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