different between flowing vs streaming

English

Etymology

From Middle English flowyng; equivalent to flow +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?flo?.??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?fl??.??/
• Rhymes: -????

Verb

flowing

1. present participle of flow

Noun

flowing (plural flowings)

1. The action of the verb to flow

   the flowing of the river

Adjective

flowing (comparative more flowing, superlative most flowing)

1. Tending to flow.
2. Moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.

Synonyms

• (tending to flow): fluent, streaming; see also Thesaurus:flowing

Hyponyms

• fast-flowing
• fastest-flowing

Derived terms

• flowingly
• flowingness

Translations

Anagrams

• Wilfong, folwing, fowling, wolfing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st?i?m??/
• Rhymes: -i?m??

Etymology 1

From Middle English stremyng, stremynge, stremande, equivalent to stream +? -ing.

Adjective

streaming (comparative more streaming, superlative most streaming)

1. Flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream.

   Synonyms: fluent, onrushing; see also Thesaurus:flowing

Verb

streaming

1. present participle of stream

Etymology 2

From Middle English stremynge, equivalent to stream +? -ing.

Noun

streaming (usually uncountable, plural streamings)

1. Movement as a stream.
2. (computing) The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.
3. (Britain, education) Division of classes into academic streams.

   Synonym: tracking
4. The working of alluvial deposits to get ore.

Derived terms

Related terms

• stream

Descendants

Translations

Anagrams

• Germanist, emigrants, man-tigers, mastering, remasting, rematings

French

Etymology

From English streaming.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /st?i.mi?/

Noun

streaming m (plural streamings)

1. streaming

Spanish

Etymology

From English streaming.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /es?t?imin/, [es?t??i.m?n]

Noun

streaming m (plural streamings)

1. streaming