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blooming

American  
[bloo-ming] / ˈblu mɪŋ /

adjective

  1. in bloom; flowering; blossoming.

  2. glowing, as with youthful vigor and freshness.

    blooming cheeks.

  3. flourishing; prospering.

    a blooming business.

  4. Chiefly British Slang. (used as an intensifier).

    He's got his blooming nerve.

adverb

  1. Chiefly British Slang. (used as an intensifier).

    not blooming likely.
blooming British  
/ ˈbluːmɪŋ /

adverb

  1. informal (intensifier)

    a blooming genius

    blooming painful
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • bloomingly adverb
  • bloomingness noun
  • nonblooming adjective
  • preblooming adjective

Etymology

Origin of blooming

1350–1400; Middle English; bloom 1, -ing 2; as intensifier, a euphemism for bloody, by phonetic similarity

Example Sentences

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Also blooming now: goldfields, purple grape soda lupine and owl’s clover.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Many plants and trees are already blooming, and vegetation is growing at a fantastic clip, fueled by heavy rains in December and January.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026

Ann Pearston, Jacqueline Walsh and Rosemary Hunter had formed the Snowdrop Campaign, named after the only flower blooming at the time of the shootings.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

There is a chance the crisis widens, its unknowables blooming into view, the crows coming home to roost.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

He tilted back his head and gazed at it, new elation blooming in him.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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