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flowingflow‧ing /ˈfləʊɪŋ $ ˈfloʊ-/ adjective   - long, flowing white hair
- Steve turned, raised his arm and threw the ball, all in one flowing movement.
- the flowing lines of the car's design
- The cheetah's long flowing strides make it faster than any other animal on earth.
- A full centralisation of structure and a more flowing and energetic style - often with greater pictorial content - is in evidence.
- A hard pelmet can be softened, if necessary, by adding a flowing shape such as a scallop to its lower edge.
- I like flowing things, things that flow together and make sense, so that's how I write.
- It was coating the flowing brown surface with shimmering, sparkling gold.
- Its distance from the Sun was just right to sustain life, providing the right kind of equable temperatures and flowing water.
- The shape of the elongated spiky dorsal fin is reflected in the sweep of the flowing ventral fins.
- This is particularly true when articulating curved or flowing forms.
graceful► graceful moving in a smooth, controlled way that is attractive to look at: · Gwyneth Paltrow is wonderful in the film, tall, graceful and elegant.· In recent years these graceful birds have been seen again in increasing numbers.· He sketched her quickly, with a few graceful strokes of his pen. ► elegant someone who is elegant dresses, behaves, and moves in a graceful and attractive way: · He was a tall, elegant man, silver-haired and beautifully dressed.· All the dancers looked so elegant as they moved slowly round the room.· Her good looks and confident, elegant manner made her the centre of attention. ► lithe written someone who has a lithe body is able to bend, stretch, and move easily - use this especially about someone who looks young, thin, and attractive: · I felt awkward among the lithe young sun-tanned girls on the beach. ► effortless effortless movements or actions are very smooth and controlled, as though they are made without any effort at all, especially because the person who makes them has a lot of skill: · She performed her dive with effortless grace.· Mark drew quickly and with confidence, in a way that looked completely effortless. ► flowing flowing movements are made gracefully and without interruption: · Steve turned, raised his arm and threw the ball, all in one flowing movement.· The cheetah's long flowing strides make it faster than any other animal on earth. ► fast/fast-flowing· Fast-flowing currents made the rescue job even harder. ► fast-flowing· The child fell into a fast-flowing river. NOUN► water· During this time, they may be carried considerable distances if they are in flowing water.· Its distance from the Sun was just right to sustain life, providing the right kind of equable temperatures and flowing water.· Nephrite pebbles show up by their colour and translucency much more clearly when viewed through flowing water than they do when dry.· The plash of flowing water is authentically audible throughout this scene.· Ponds with gently flowing water and artificial waterfalls might be constructed or existing streams diverted to help the accumulation of ch'i.· The forest itself ran right down to the edge of the quickly flowing water. 1hanging or moving in a smooth graceful way:  She had pale skin and dark, flowing hair. long, flowing robes2continuing in a smooth graceful way, with no sudden changes: a flowing melody flowing curves |