blooming

[ bloo-ming ]

/ ˈblu mɪŋ /

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adjective

in bloom; flowering; blossoming.

glowing, as with youthful vigor and freshness: blooming cheeks.

flourishing; prospering: a blooming business.

Chiefly British Slang. (used as an intensifier): He's got his blooming nerve.

adverb

Chiefly British Slang. (used as an intensifier): not blooming likely.

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Origin of blooming

1350–1400; Middle English; see bloom¹, -ing²; as intensifier, a euphemism for bloody, by phonetic similarity

OTHER WORDS FROM blooming

bloom·ing·ly, adverbbloom·ing·ness, nounnon·bloom·ing, adjective, nounpre·bloom·ing, adjective

Words nearby blooming

bloomer, bloomers, bloomery, Bloomfield, Bloomfieldian, blooming, Bloomingdale, blooming mill, blooming oil, Bloomington, Bloomsburg

How to use blooming in a sentence

While QLED offers some improvement over traditional LED, it doesn’t always mitigate this blooming, and the contrasts between light and dark are not as stark as with some other technologies.
QLED vs. OLED vs. Mini LED: Understanding TV backlight tech|Billy Cadden|July 29, 2021|Popular-Science
Cantils form when that transition from stockpiling to blooming is postponed, as the plant keeps growing while waiting for the flowering signal, the researchers found.
A widely studied lab plant has revealed a previously unknown organ|Jaime Chambers|June 15, 2021|Science News
As I studied up about the odd species, I discovered that its once-in-a-decade bloomings are complex processes that take up to two days to complete.
Coup d’etats in the age of the Internet|Robert Hackett|January 12, 2021|Fortune
With lights flashing, the cruiser arrived at the Blooming Grove State Police barracks in Pike County.
Killer Eric Frein Held in Murdered Cop’s Cuffs|Michael Daly|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Frein was lodged in a holding cell at Blooming Grove barracks.
Killer Eric Frein Held in Murdered Cop’s Cuffs|Michael Daly|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Flowers are blooming, love is in the air, and hopefulness abounds for one and all.
Thank Anti-Vaxxers for Lyme Disease|Kent Sepkowitz|April 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Except will it lead to the blooming a few years hence of a new marital theory of Sex and Substance Overload?
Tina Brown on Sex, Decorating, and Divorce for Billionaires|Tina Brown|July 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I pictured this vibrant arts community in this democratic, blooming Middle East.
How I Write: Nathan Englander|Noah Charney|March 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Again she was buxom and blooming, one whose hand you would take instead of offering an arm.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
At the farm-gate they met Dorothy, fresh and blooming as a rose, with a pail in each hand foaming to the brim with milk.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
She was interrupted by the entrance of a fine tall blooming girl of eighteen, holding in her hand a pretty little maid of five.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
Gwynne's disapproval vanished as he shook hands with the blooming young matron and met her bright laughing eyes.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
During the reign of Theodore the Bishop of Ephesus found them there, blooming like roses.
The Story Of The Duchess Of Cicogne And Of Monsieur De Boulingrin|Anatole France

British Dictionary definitions for blooming

blooming

/ (ˈbluːmɪŋ) /

adverb, adjective

British informal (intensifier)a blooming genius; blooming painful

Word Origin for blooming

C19: euphemistic for bloody

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