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adjective

ˈblü-mən How to pronounce blooming (audio)
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1
as in glowing
having a healthy reddish skin tone the blooming faces of children at play in the great outdoors

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2
as in unconditional
chiefly British having no exceptions or restrictions thought that the royals were blooming idiots for making such indiscreet statements

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blooming

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noun

as in flowering

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blooming

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verb

present participle of bloom
1
as in blossoming
to produce flowers forsythias only bloom at the beginning of spring

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2
as in blushing
to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment) she arrived at the house, blooming from her vigorous walk

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blooming
  1. glowing
  2. unconditional
  3. flowering
  4. red
  5. sheer
  6. complete
  7. autumn
  8. flush
Adjective
  • Typhoid, transient, pregnant, poignant, glowing, galloping, parasite.
    John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Pamela Anderson is flying high at the moment thanks to the most glowing notices of her career in The Last Showgirl.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of glowing
Adjective
  • Hunter Biden The Justice Department special counsel, whose six-year case into Hunter Biden was short-circuited by the unconditional pardon President Joe Biden granted to his son, criticized the outgoing president in his final report released Monday.
    Andrew Torgan, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Special counsel David Weiss released a final report Monday on the investigation into Hunter Biden after the case ended when President Biden issued an unconditional pardon for his son last month.
    Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of unconditional
Noun
  • The leafless, hollow flowering stems are usually the first thing to emerge from the bulb, followed by the foliage.
    Janet Carson, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • After flowering has finished, place the plant in a sunny spot and continue to water and feed it like any houseplant.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of flowering
Adjective
  • In between walking red carpets and attending charity events together, the pair welcomed two children, daughters Evangeline Ruth and Elijah.
    Ellie Beeck, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Music’s biggest night returns to Los Angeles on Sunday, and along with it, one of Hollywood’s grandest red carpets.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2023
Definition of red
Adjective
  • That’s the experience the viewer simply must embrace with The Brutalist: giving themselves over to the sheer loudness of it all.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • But the sheer scale of what melodic techno DJ, producer, visual artist and visionary Anyma has created at Sphere Las Vegas is something to be experienced first hand.
    Danny Klein, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of sheer
Adjective
  • By the end of the day, a total of three fires were leaving a path of complete destruction in the area.
    Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Without a complete picture of a youth’s background, psychologists may be unable to recommend the appropriate level of care, support or supervision.
    Philip Caldwell, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of complete
Noun
  • If so, the policy dispute would be more complex and last longer than what happened in the autumn of 1987, when the Reagan administration accused Germany and Japan of violating the Louvre Accord to stabilize the dollar.
    Nick Sargen, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • And the side part was all over the autumn/winter 2024 runways (see: Max Mara, Fendi, and Prada).
    Daisy Jones, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of autumn
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  • All eyes are on Rockstar’s return — and on Nintendo’s successor to the Switch. 2024 was not flush with consensus classics.
    Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Surrounded by Apalachicola Bay and Saint Vincent Sound on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other, the barrier island is flush with wildlife, from migratory birds to alligators to multiple varieties of sea turtles.
    Kara Franker, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of flush
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