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flourishing

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈflɝɪʃɪŋ/ / /ˈflʌɹɪʃɪŋ/

adj

  1. Growing, thriving, prospering.

    a flourishing economy

noun

  1. An act or instance of thriving or flowering.
  2. A bold, sweeping movement.

    Maud took an active part in the drive, and with her cries and flourishings of the broken oar was of considerable assistance. I noticed, though, that whenever one looked tired and lagged, she let it slip past. But I noticed, also, whenever one, with a show of fight, tried to break past, that her eyes glinted and showed bright, and she rapped it smartly with her club.

  3. A period of greatest influence.
  4. A boasting or bragging.
  5. The brandishing of a weapon.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of flourish