Definition of STREAMING

streaming

Meanings

Plural: streamings

Noun

  • the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell
  • Movement as a stream.
  • The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.
  • Synonym of livestreaming.
  • Division of classes into academic streams.
  • The working of alluvial deposits to obtain ore.

Verb

  • to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
  • exude profusely
    • "She was streaming with sweat"
  • move in large numbers
  • rain heavily
  • flow freely and abundantly
  • present participle and gerund of stream

Adjective

  • exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
    • "his streaming face"
    • "her streaming eyes"

Adjective Satellite

  • (computer science) using or relating to a form of continuous tape transport; used mainly to provide backup storage of unedited data
    • "streaming audio"
    • "streaming video recording"

Adj

  • Flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English stremyng, stremynge, stremande, equivalent to stream + -ing.

Synonyms

cyclosis, flowing, fluent, fluid, fluminous, fluxive, free-flowing, livestreaming, onrushing, pelt, pour, pullulate, quick, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, running, stream, streaming, swarm, teem, tracking, well out

Scrabble Score: 12

streaming is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
streaming is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
streaming is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

streaming is a valid Words With Friends word