blooming

== English == === Etymology === By surface analysis, bloom +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbluː.mɪŋ/; sense 3 also IPA(key): /ˈblʊ.mɪŋ/ Rhymes: -uːmɪŋ, -ʊmɪŋ === Verb === blooming present participle and gerund of bloom === Adjective === blooming (comparative more blooming, superlative most blooming) Opening in blossoms; flowering. Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor, vigour; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health. (British, Australia, Ireland) A euphemism for the intensifier bloody. ==== Synonyms ==== (opening in blossoms): blossoming, flowering, in bloom, in blossom, in flower (thriving in health, beauty and vigor/vigour): blossoming, flourishing, thriving (euphemism for "bloody"): bally (British), blasted, blinking, bloomin' ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === blooming (comparative more blooming, superlative most blooming) (British, Australia, often followed by well) A euphemism for the intensifier bloody. === Noun === blooming (countable and uncountable, plural bloomings) The act by which something blooms. (metallurgy) The process of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron. (photography) A phenomenon where excessive light causes bright patches in a picture. ==== Related terms ==== antiblooming bloomery – forge ==== Translations ====