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Blooming Common

Blooming has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

the organic process of bearing flowers

"you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed"

2

The act by which something blooms.

"The blooming of the cherry trees painted the entire valley in shades of pink."

Verb
1

present participle of bloom

"After weeks of rain, the garden was finally blooming with vibrant wildflowers."

Adjective
1

informal intensifiers

"what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"

"a bloody fool"

"a crashing bore"

"you flaming idiot"

2

Opening in blossoms; flowering.

"The cherry trees are blooming beautifully along the riverbank, filling the air with their sweet scent."

Adverb
1

Bloody; bleeding; extremely.

"The poor hiker was left blooming from the fall, his clothes soaked in blood and his voice gone entirely."

Example Sentences
"you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed" noun
"what a bally (or blinking) nuisance" adjective
"a bloody fool" adjective
"a crashing bore" adjective
"you flaming idiot" adjective
Broader Terms (hypernyms)

Origin

The word blooming comes from the verb bloom combined with the suffix -ing. It originally referred to the act of producing flowers or blossoms.

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