free-flowing

adjective

free-flow·​ing ˈfrē-ˌflō-iŋ How to pronounce free-flowing (audio)
: characterized by easy freedom in movement, progression, or style
a free-flowing essay

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Already primed for catastrophe, townspeople’s discovery that developers had quietly targeted Acton for multiple battery projects stoked fears of industrial blight, fire and contamination of residential water wells and the nearby headwaters of Southern California’s last free-flowing river. Bloomberg, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026 Endorsements of Jeffries’ rhetoric and strategy have not been free-flowing from Ocasio-Cortez, a democratic socialist and prospective 2028 presidential contender, and her allies on the party’s left wing. Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026 The move away from Young, who’s taken the ire of Knicks fans on the road with him to the nation’s capital, ushered in a more free-flowing style of play that runs through Johnson but extends throughout the rest of a deep and versatile Hawks roster. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026 The second-division Switchbacks were free-flowing in their attack with 2025 SKC third-round pick Sadam Masereka notching a goal and an assist for them. Pj Green april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for free-flowing

Word History

First Known Use

1837, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of free-flowing was in 1837

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“Free-flowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free-flowing. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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