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Synonyms for blooming


Grammar : Adj
Spell : bloo-ming
Phonetic Transcription : ˈblu mɪŋ

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Définition of blooming

Origin :
  • late 14c., present participle adjective from bloom (v.). Meaning "full-blown" (often a euphemism for bloody) is attested from 1882.
  • adj flowering
  • adj thriving
  • adj glowing
Example sentences :
  • She was standing against a background of blooming hollyhocks.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • So the years passed, the angel watching his blooming charge.
  • Extract from : « A Little Book of Profitable Tales » by Eugene Field
  • He bent over the child, and laid her blooming cheek against his face.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • But ye cannot be his children; for he is young and blooming.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • Hilda Marsh—Hilda the blooming, the full bosomed, the matronly.
  • Extract from : « Monday or Tuesday » by Virginia Woolf
  • "A blithe heart maks a blooming look," says Mattha to the girl.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • Flowers irregular, showy, in large panicles; blooming in June.
  • Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar
  • Flowers yellowish-green, in clusters; blooming in early spring.
  • Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar
  • They were begging me to be sensible and drop that 'blooming piece of wood.'
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
  • You would give the blues to the funny man of a blooming circus.
  • Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad

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