query | If someone's hair or clothing f____ about them, it hangs freely and loosely.If someone's hair or clothing flows about them, it hangs freely and loosely. ...a long white dress which flowed over her body. ...long black flowing hair. |
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word | flow |
full-definition | verb If a liquid, gas, or electrical current flows somewhere, it moves there steadily and continuously. A stream flowed gently down into the valley. The current flows into electric motors that drive the wheels. ...compressor stations that keep the gas flowing. It works only in the veins, where the blood flow is slower. If a number of people or things flow from one place to another, they move there steadily in large groups, usually without stopping . Large numbers of refugees continue to flow from the troubled region into the no-man's land. Troops would patrol major roads to ensure that traffic flows freely throughout the country. She watched the frantic flow of cars and buses along the street. It would monitor traffic flows and provide feedback to motorists. If information or money flows somewhere, it moves freely between people or organizations. A lot of this information flowed through other police departments. An interest rate reduction is needed to get more money flowing and create jobs. ...the opportunity to control the flow of information. If an emotion flows through someone, they feel it very intensely, often so that other people notice it. In that moment a surge of hatred flowed through my blood. Waves of emotion flowed across his huge face. If a quality or situation flows from something, it comes from it or results naturally from it. Undesirable consequences flow from these misconceptions. If someone's words flow, they are spoken smoothly and continuously. His words flowed more readily. If someone's hair or clothing flows about them, it hangs freely and loosely. ...a long white dress which flowed over her body. ...long black flowing hair. If you say that something flows or that a place flows with it, you are indicating that there is a great deal of that thing in the place. The wine flowed and we danced the night away. The square was packed, and the cobbled streets flowed with coloured petals. |
inflections | flowsflowingflowed |
cefr-level | B1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1
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