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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

People are streaming/pouring/flooding/rushing/gushing by

She yanks open the door. People are streaming by. Mothers hold the hands of younger kids while fourth- and fifth-graders yell and run and rule the sidewalks.

Hi,

Is it ok to replace "streaming" in the above with "pouring/flooding/rushing/gushing?" Thanks.
  

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"pouring" and "flooding" are both OK and are very close in meaning to "streaming" in this context. "streaming" does not necessarily mean that the people are rushing, just that there are lots of them in a continuous stream. "gushing" would not be a very likely word to use here.

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  • "pouring" and "flooding" are both OK and are very close in meaning to "streaming" in this context.
  • "streaming" does not necessarily mean that the people are rushing, just that there are lots of them in a continuous stream.
  • "gushing" would not be a very likely word to use here.
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"pouring" and "flooding" are both OK and are very close in meaning to "streaming" in this context.

"streaming" does not necessarily mean that the people are rushing, just that there are lots of them in a continuous stream.

"gushing" would not be a very likely word to use here.
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