refluent

[ ref-loo-uh nt, ruh-floo- ]

/ ˈrɛf lu ənt, rəˈflu- /

flowing back; ebbing, as the waters of a tide.

Origin of refluent

1690–1700; < Latin refluent- (stem of refluēns), present participle of refluere to flow back. See re-, fluent

ref·lu·ence, noun

Under the ceaseless fire of iron and lead the refluent waves came pouring back.

Lights and Shadows in Confederate Prisons |Homer B. Sprague
With a mighty throb of thankfulness and relief she felt the refluent blood stream to her heart once more.

The Outrage |Annie Vivanti
Behold this double line of exports, and observe the refluent currents of gold and silver which result from them!

Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2) |Thomas Hart Benton
But the great northern flood rolled on toward the Gulf, and in its resistless torrent was no refluent wave.

The Secret Service. |Albert D. Richardson

But one word—an old monosyllable of comfort—is borne on the refluent billow, "O my God!"

The Hart and the Water-Brooks; |John R. Macduff

refluent

/ (ˈrɛflʊənt) /

rare flowing back; ebbing

refluence, noun

C18: from Latin refluere to flow back