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blooming

/ˈbluː.mɪŋ/
verb
  1. To cause to blossom; to make flourish.

  2. To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant.

  3. Of a plant, to produce blooms; to open its blooms.

Synonymsblossom, flourish, thrive, blossom, flower
noun
  1. The act by which something blooms.

  2. The process of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron.

  3. A phenomenon where excessive light causes bright patches in a picture.

adjective
  1. Opening in blossoms; flowering.

  2. Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor, vigour; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health.

  3. Bloody; bleeding; extremely.

Synonymsbally, blasted, blinking, bloomin', blossoming, flourishing
adverb
  1. (often followed by well) Bloody; bleeding; extremely.

    "My train's late again. Blooming typical."

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