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- [bloo-ming]
- /ˈblu mɪŋ/
- /ˈbluː.mɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bloo-ming]
- /ˈblu mɪŋ/
Definitions of blooming word
- adjective blooming Blooming is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they are annoyed. 3
- adjective blooming Blooming is also an adverb. 3
- adjective blooming Someone who is blooming looks attractively healthy and full of energy. 3
- adverb blooming (intensifier) 3
- adjective blooming flowering; blossoming 3
- adjective blooming thriving; flourishing 3
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Origin of blooming
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English; see bloom1, -ing2; as intensifier, a euphemism for bloody, by phonetic similarity
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Parts of speech for Blooming
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blooming popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
blooming usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blooming
adj blooming
- budding — If you describe someone as, for example, a budding businessman or a budding artist, you mean that they are starting to succeed or become interested in business or art.
- flourishing — growing vigorously; thriving; prosperous: a flourishing little business.
- growing — becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity: growing discontent among industrial workers.
- opening — an open or clear space.
- flowering — bearing flowers.
Antonyms for blooming
adj blooming
- sterile — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- fading — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- barren — A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees.
- unfruitful — not providing satisfaction; unprofitable: unfruitful efforts.
- declining — deteriorating gradually, as in quality, health, or character
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