blooming
Americanadjective
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in bloom; flowering; blossoming.
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glowing, as with youthful vigor and freshness.
blooming cheeks.
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flourishing; prospering.
a blooming business.
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Chiefly British Slang. (used as an intensifier).
He's got his blooming nerve.
adverb
adverb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of blooming
1350–1400; Middle English; see bloom 1, -ing 2; as intensifier, a euphemism for bloody, by phonetic similarity
Example Sentences
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Two years ago, he turned several straggly islands off Miami into blooming lily pads by surrounding them with hot-pink fabric.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
But Reform's UK leader Farage told BBC Wales on Wednesday the remarks were in "poor taste", adding "people who keep on tweeting after a glass of wine make some blooming silly mistakes".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 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
Against a backdrop of blooming cherry blossoms, a group of geishas elegantly shuffle onto a stage in Japan's Kyoto city to begin a centuries-old performance celebrating the arrival of spring.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
“I got it!” he said as small clouds of smoke drifted up into the air and a low flame started blooming on the mound of sticks and leaves.
From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani
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