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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Google’s Gemini Live is designed to facilitate natural, free-flowing conversations. Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 Florida's 79-73 win over Auburn in the early game was a free-flowing hoopsfest. CBS News, 6 Apr. 2025 The state has lost more than 2,000 square miles, about the land area of Delaware, because of sea level rise and the loss of sediment that a free-flowing Mississippi River used to leave behind along the coast, until the river was constrained by levees built for flood control. Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025 Florida’s 79-73 win over Auburn in the early game was a free-flowing hoopsfest. Stephen Hawkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for free-flowing

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of free-flowing was in 1875

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“Free-flowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free-flowing. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.

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