What is the meaning of streaming?

noun

  • The circulation of cytoplasm within a cell.

verb

  • To extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind.
    • usage: "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"
  • Exude profusely.
    • usage: "She was streaming with sweat"; "His nose streamed blood"
  • Move in large numbers.
    • usage: "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"
  • Rain heavily.
    • usage: "Put on your rain coat- it's pouring outside"
  • Flow freely and abundantly.
    • usage: "Tears streamed down her face"

adjective

  • Exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts.
    • usage: "his streaming face"; "her streaming eyes"
  • Computer science. ( using or relating to a form of continuous tape transport; used mainly to provide backup storage of unedited data)
    • usage: "streaming audio"; "streaming video recording"
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