Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astream

/əˈstɹiːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: as-tream
IPA: /əˈstɹiːm/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Streaming, flowing (of a liquid, object blown by wind, light, sound).

adj

Having something flowing from, down or along it; covered (with something flowing).

adv

In, into, on, onto or along a stream (or other watercourse).

adv

In line with the stream.

Example Sentences

"The biker sped by, hair astream from under her helmet."
"Glorious the northern lights astream;"
"[…] as a finger of smoke / Astream over woodland"
"1968, Donald G. Payne (as Donald Gordon), The Golden Oyster, New York: William Morrow, 1968, Prologue, p. 14, […] oil astream from his engine, he came on till a burst of incendiaries hit him flush in the fuel tank."
"The charioteer […] / His left hand lopped […] / Bronze reins astream in his right,"
"Past the finish line, she doubled over panting, her hair astream with sweat."

Etymology

From a- + stream.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a

Frequently Paired Words

afield

Rhymes With

team a team seem dream prime supreme cream stream on stream extreme scheme steam

Questions

How do you pronounce astream?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈstɹiːm/.
What does astream mean?: Streaming, flowing (of a liquid, object blown by wind, light, sound).
Where does astream come from?: From a- + stream.

How to pronounce astream

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