thriving

American  

[thrahy-ving] / ˈθraɪ vɪŋ /

adjective

1. prospering or doing well; highly successful.

   The Arts Commission plans to expand its thriving ArtSmart program into all 21 of the city’s elementary schools.

2. growing or developing vigorously; flourishing.

   When I worked on her farm ten years ago there was still a thriving goat herd, but she’s been unable to keep it up on her own.

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Other Word Forms

• thrivingly adverb
• unthriving adjective

Etymology

Origin of thriving

thriv(e) ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Jacks' stubborn batting in Australia did show a side of his game that hinted at promise and now he is thriving as England's T20 man for all seasons.

From BBC

Bacteria are remarkably adaptable, thriving in some of the harshest places on Earth, from boiling hot springs to deep freezes far below zero.

From Science Daily

Now, Luxford says her son is thriving at a funded virtual school.

From BBC

"This opportunity of visibility on such platforms -- I just wish that, you know, it would translate into a more thriving" domestic film industry, Khoosat said.

From Barron's

“I was raised in a thriving working-class community and they have destroyed that community,” Hughes said, referring to Edison.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• booming
• burgeoning
• developing
• flourishing
• growing
• healthy
• prosperous
• robust
• wealthy