stream
noun
\ ˈstrēm
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Definition of stream
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a body of running water (such as a river or creek) flowing on the earth
also
: any body of flowing fluid (such as water or gas)
2a
: a steady succession (as of words or events)
kept up an endless stream of chatter
b
: a constantly renewed or steady supply
a stream of revenue
c
: a continuous moving procession
a stream of traffic
d
: digital data (such as audio or video material) that is continuously delivered one packet at a time and is usually intended for immediate processing or playback
Having proved their popularity with American couch potatoes, digital video recorders (DVRs) are about to get a boost in features that will allow them to zap several video streams throughout networked homes.— Ed Frauenheim
3
: an unbroken flow (as of gas or particles of matter)
4
: a ray of light
5a
: a prevailing attitude or group
has always run against the stream of current fashion
b
: a dominant influence or line of development
the influence of two streams of inheritance: genetic and cultural— P. B. Baltes
stream
verb
streamed;
streaming;
streams
Definition of stream (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: to flow in or as if in a stream
b
: to leave a bright trail
a meteor streamed through the sky
2a
: to exude a bodily fluid profusely
her eyes were streaming
b
: to become wet with a discharge of bodily fluid
streaming with perspiration
3
: to trail out at full length
her hair streaming back as she ran
4
: to pour in large numbers
complaints came streaming in
1
: to emit freely or in a stream
his eyes streamed tears
2
: to display (something, such as a flag) by waving
3
: to transfer (digital data, such as audio or video material) in a continuous stream especially for immediate processing or playback
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Examples of stream in a Sentence
Noun
A stream flows through the field.Verb
Tears streamed down his cheeks. I could feel the cold air streaming in through the crack in the window. Sunlight was streaming in through the window. rays of light streaming through the clouds His face streamed with sweat. People streamed into the hall. Immigrants streamed into the country. Hundreds of letters streamed in from listeners.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Featuring in almost all of Alli's streams of himself playing the game, the two seem rather successful playing the Squads mode together. — SI.com, "Kyle Walker-Peters: 5 Things to Know About Tottenham's Blossoming Young Right-Back," 11 Aug. 2019 Free users of Discord stream in 720p/30 frames per second quality. — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, "Discord will soon let share your video game stream with online friends," 9 Aug. 2019 The YouTube channels of comedy collectives like AIB, East India Comedy, The Viral Indian, TWTW, Being Indian and Bollywood Gandu alongside scores of other streams run by budding comedians were professionally crafted and viewed by millions. — Suraj Yengde, Quartz India, "In the politically impotent Indian comedy scene, Dalit humour is a class apart," 8 Aug. 2019 Developing new load flexibility programs, taking advantage of new value streams, could add another 40 GW, bringing the total to 115 GW. — David Roberts, Vox, "Using electricity at different times of day could save us billions of dollars," 7 Aug. 2019 Twenty miles of Gold Medal trout stream would have been lost forever, replaced by a highly fluctuating reservoir that the Army Corps of Engineers admitted would be a worthless fishery and unfit for recreation. — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: Remembering Two Forks veto as a win for the environment; Russia danger understated (8/5/19)," 5 Aug. 2019 The victims were as binational as El Paso, the sister city of Ciudad Juárez in Mexico, part of the daily stream of people who drive and walk across the bridges in border cities to shop. — New York Times, "Families of El Paso Victims Waited in Anguish After Shooting," 5 Aug. 2019 The curated collection of 500 songs was first made available in 2015 to use in the background of streams for free. — Emily Gera, The Verge, "Record labels have a new target: streamers and gamers," 26 July 2019 The watershed area covers 320 square miles and more than 550 miles of streams, according to Bower’s presentation. — Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, "Partnership launches to improve Cypress Creek water quality," 23 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The Olympic lacrosse seminar, with representatives from World Lacrosse and US Lacrosse, will take place Friday at 3:45 PM, and will be streamed on Facebook Live. — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, "U.S. advances to semifinals at under-19 women’s lacrosse finals," 8 Aug. 2019 The nominees in eleven different categories included programs from broadcast networks, streaming services and cable. — Therese Odell, Houston Chronicle, "The best TV shows of 2019, according to the Television Critics Association," 4 Aug. 2019 Disney, Apple and AT&T are among the companies bringing new streaming services online later this year. — Bloomberg News, al, "States try to siphon from Georgia’s $10 billion film business amid abortion criticism," 3 Aug. 2019 Apple is preparing to launch a video streaming service more than a decade after Netflix pioneered the concept. — Michael Liedtke, SFChronicle.com, "Apple profit falls 13%," 30 July 2019 Harley Quinn on the DC Universe streaming service, TBD. — Sangeeta Singh-kurtz, Quartzy, "Who needs “Game of Thrones”? All the shows you can watch to fill the void," 24 July 2019 His female persona, Wang Shangrong, has over 670,000 fans on TikTok, a popular live-streaming platform. — The Economist, "Politically correct cross-dressing in China," 18 July 2019 More: Cincinnati-shot 'Point Blank' now streaming on Netflix. — Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com, "Catch all of the Cincinnati references in new Netflix movie 'Point Blank'," 12 July 2019 For the following two seasons, the league returned to Fox, splitting broadcasts between FS1 and Fox Sports Go, the company’s streaming platform. — Julia Poe And Iliana Limón Romero, Pro Soccer USA, "ESPN, NWSL announce broadcast partnership for remainder of 2019 season," 5 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stream.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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