blooming

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: bloombally(a)blinking(a)bloody(a)blooming(a)crashing(a)flaming(a)fucking(a)

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the organic process of bearing flowers“you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed”Synonyms: bloom

Adjective (1)

  1. informal intensifiers“what a bally (or blinking) nuisance”“a bloody fool”“a crashing bore”“you flaming idiot”Synonyms: bally(a)blinking(a)bloody(a)blooming(a)crashing(a)flaming(a)fucking(a)
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bloom \Bloom\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bloomed; p. pr. & vb. n. Blooming.]

1.To produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be in flower. [1913 Webster]

A flower which once In Paradise, fast by the tree of life, Began to bloom.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.To be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigor; to show beauty and freshness, as of flowers; to give promise, as by or with flowers. [1913 Webster]

A better country blooms to view,
Beneath a brighter sky.— Logan.[1913 Webster]
Blooming \Bloom"ing\, n. (Metal.) The process of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron. [1913 Webster]
Blooming \Bloom"ing\, a.

1.Opening in blossoms; flowering. [1913 Webster]

2.Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health. [1913 Webster]

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