blooming

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adverb 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Verb

blooming

1. Present participle of bloom.

[edit] Adjective

blooming (comparative more blooming, superlative most blooming)

1. Opening in blossoms; flowering.
2. Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor, vigour; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health.
3. (British, euphemism) bloody (in its vulgar senses).

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• (opening in blossoms): blossoming, flowering, in bloom, in blossom, in flower
• (thriving in health, beauty and vigor/vigour): blossoming, flourishing, thriving
• (euphemism for "bloody"): bally (British), blasted, blinking

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[edit] Adverb

blooming (comparative more blooming, superlative most blooming)

1. (euphemism) Bloody; bleeding; extremely

[edit] Noun

blooming (uncountable)

1. (metallurgy) The process of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron.

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