thriving

American  

[thrahy-ving] / ˈθraɪ vɪŋ /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• thrivingly adverb
• unthriving adjective

Etymology

Origin of thriving

thriv(e) ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Twelve months since his senior debut, the 19-year-old now finds himself at RB Leipzig and thriving in the Bundesliga, scoring 10 times and registering seven assists while clocking the third-fastest speed in the division.

From BBC

“Well, that’s your problem. You refuse to see the evidence in front of you. Those dead branches are what’s keeping that plant from thriving.”

From Literature

It was a charming space, damp and colorful and thriving due to Clare’s diligence.

From Literature

In these tough times, some discount chains have been thriving, but California’s Grocery Outlet has been closing stores as it tries to remedy a hangover of overexpansion.

From Los Angeles Times

New jobs and a thriving space economy will give the US a return on the billions of dollars it's poured into Artemis.

From BBC

Related Words

• booming
• burgeoning
• developing
• flourishing
• growing
• healthy
• prosperous
• robust
• wealthy