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streaming

stream·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stree-ming]
    • /ˈstri mɪŋ/
    • /ˈstriː.mɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stree-ming]
    • /ˈstri mɪŋ/

Definitions of streaming word

  • noun streaming a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel. 1
  • noun streaming a steady current in water, as in a river or the ocean: to row against the stream; the Gulf Stream. Synonyms: flow, tide. 1
  • noun streaming any flow of water or other liquid or fluid: streams of blood. 1
  • noun streaming a current or flow of air, gas, or the like. 1
  • noun streaming a beam or trail of light: A stream of moonlight fell from the clouds. 1
  • noun streaming a continuous flow or succession of anything: a stream of words. Synonyms: torrent, rush. 1

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Origin of streaming

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, streaming is from the Middle English word streming. See stream, -ing1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Streaming

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

streaming popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

streaming usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for streaming

adj streaming

  • aeronautical — Aeronautical means involving or relating to the design and construction of aeroplanes.
  • airborne — If an aircraft is airborne, it is in the air and flying.
  • at work — If someone is at work they are doing their job or are busy doing a particular activity.
  • avian — of, relating to, or resembling a bird
  • cursive — of or relating to handwriting in which letters are formed and joined in a rapid flowing style

noun streaming

  • effluence — the action or process of flowing out; efflux.
  • effluent — flowing out or forth.
  • outflow — the act of flowing out: We need flood control to stem the river's outflow.

adjective streaming

  • exertive — Having power or a tendency to exert; using exertion.
  • winging — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.

Top questions with streaming

  • what is streaming?
  • how to live streaming?

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