thriving

[thrahy-ving]

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.

Other Word Forms

• thrivingly adverb
• unthriving adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of thriving¹

thriv(e) ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Artists, mass media, infrastructure — the thriving triad was extraordinary to watch erupt.

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Fixing banknotes is a thriving new business in Gaza.

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Described as a thriving neighbourhood, Canton was rated for its selection of shops and cafes "which are well worth the amble out of town".

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Visiting the school on Wednesday, the Health Minister Mike Nesbitt said he was very impressed and he had been struck by the parents telling him how their children were thriving.

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Despite the problems at elite level, grassroots level basketball is thriving.

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