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blooming

[bloo-ming] / ˈblu mɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
flowering
Synonyms
STRONGEST
budding flourishing
STRONG
blossoming growing opening sprouting
WEAK
bearing fruit
Antonyms
WEAK
barren declining fading sterile unfruitful
ADJECTIVE
thriving
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flourishing
STRONG
growing prospering
WEAK
doing well robust successful
Antonyms
WEAK
barren declining fading sterile unfruitful
ADJECTIVE
glowing
Synonyms
WEAK
bright bright-eyed chipper energetic fresh radiant rosy spry
Antonyms
WEAK
barren declining fading sterile unfruitful

Example Sentences

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A blooming marvellous kit - South Korea's away strip featured an energetic, floral design set against a violet base.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Tulips aren’t the only thing blooming this spring.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Gardens in southern England in particular have reported flowers blooming weeks earlier than normal.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Slowly, the surface darkens into something deeply golden, edged in amber, the fat rendering and crisping, the spice blooming in the oil.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

It blooms on for whoever has seen it blooming.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong