streaming
/ˈstɹiːmɪŋ/
streaming adjective: flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream. Also the present participle and gerund of stream.
Adjective
streaming (comparative more streaming, superlative most streaming)
- Flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream.
Noun
streaming (usually uncountable, plural streamings)
- Movement as a stream.
- The transmission of digital audio or video, or the reception or playback of such data without first storing it.
- Streaming has a dirty secret. The carbon footprint produced by fans watching a month of Netflix’s top 10 global TV hits is equivalent to driving a car a hefty distance beyond Saturn.2021 October 29, Mark Sweney, “Streaming’s dirty secret: how viewing Netflix top 10 creates vast quantity of CO2”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- The entertainment industry is trying to figure out the economics of streaming. It’s also facing angst over a tech-powered future and fighting to stay culturally dominant.2023 July 15, Brooks Barnes, “In Hollywood, the Strikes Are Just Part of the Problem”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- Synonym of livestreaming.
- Synonyms:
- livestreaming
- Division of classes into academic streams.
- Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting.2013 July 19, Peter Wilby, “Finland spreads word on schools”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 30
- Synonyms:
- tracking
- The working of alluvial deposits to obtain ore.
Also used as
streaming is also the present participle and gerund of stream.
streaming meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
streaming in Hindi
- स्ट्रीमिंग
streaming in Tamil
- ஸ்ட்ரீமிங்
streaming in Marathi
- computing
- स्ट्रीमिंग sṭrīmiṅga
streaming in Urdu
- اسٹریمنگ, سٹریمنگ
More languagesFewer languages
- streaming in Bengali
- স্ট্রিমিং
- streaming in Telugu
- స్ట్రీమింగ్
- streaming in Malayalam
- സ്ട്രീമിംഗ്, സ്ട്രീമിങ്, സ്ട്രീം ചെയ്യുന്നു
- streaming in Kannada
- ಸ್ಟ್ರೀಮಿಂಗ್
- streaming in Punjabi
- ਸਟ੍ਰੀਮਿੰਗ, ਸਟ੍ਰਿਮਿੰਗ
- streaming in Gujarati
- સ્ટ્રીમિંગ, સ્ટ્રીમીંગ
- streaming in Odia
- ଷ୍ଟ୍ରିମିଂ, ଷ୍ଟ୍ରିମିଂ କରିବା
- streaming in Nepali
- स्ट्रिमिङ, स्ट्रिमिं
Examples of streaming in a sentence
- He received a login OTP after typing his phone number for premium subscription to a streaming service.
- I subscribed to this streaming service years ago.
- Digital streaming platforms are CD killers.
Synonyms of streaming
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Forms of streaming
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more streaming |
| superlative | most streaming |
| Noun | |
| plural | streamings |
Origin of streaming
From Middle English stremyng, stremynge, stremande, equivalent to stream + -ing.
From Middle English stremynge, equivalent to stream + -ing.
Words formed from streaming
- streamingly
- counterstreaming
- cytoplasmic streaming
- direct-to-streaming
- instreaming
- lifestreaming
- microstreaming
- nonstreaming
- order streaming
- pseudostreaming
- streaming data
- streaming encoder
- streaming media
- streaming movement
- streaming radio
- streaming server
- streaming service
- streaming tape
- streaming video
- streaming XML
Phrases with streaming
Words that rhyme with streaming
Questions about streaming
- What does streaming mean?
- Streaming means flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream.
- What is streaming in Hindi?
- Streaming in Hindi is स्ट्रीमिंग. See Streaming meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is streaming?
- Streaming can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce streaming?
- Streaming is pronounced /ˈstɹiːmɪŋ/.
Words near streaming in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: streaming (page history and authors); streaming (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); streaming (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); streaming (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); streaming (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); streaming (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); streaming (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); streaming (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); streaming (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); streaming (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); streaming (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); streaming (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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