flourishing
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈflɝɪʃɪŋ/ / /ˈflʌɹɪʃɪŋ/
adj
- Growing, thriving, prospering.
“a flourishing economy”
noun
- An act or instance of thriving or flowering.
- 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.”
- A period of greatest influence.
- A boasting or bragging.
- The brandishing of a weapon.
verb
- present participle and gerund of flourish