Flowing
/ˈfloʊ.ɪŋ/noun
Moving steadily and continuously, especially like a liquid, gas, or current.
Did you know?“Flow” belongs to an ancient Indo-European family that also produced words for flooding, floating, fluent speech, and rain—linking physical currents with the metaphor of effortless expression.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pleu-
“To flow, swim, or move through water”
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*flōaną
“To flow or stream”
Old English
Old English
flōwan
“To flow, stream, or pour forth”
Middle English
Middle English
flowen
“To run or move as a liquid; to stream”
Modern English
English
flow
“To move continuously or smoothly”
Modern English
English
flowing
“Moving continuously; the present participle of “flow””