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blooming

NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

1. flowering
2. blooming
3. flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.)
4. Anthesis

This noun/verb literally refers to a flower blooming, but it is also widely used figuratively to mean talent or potential coming to fruition. For example, an artist's skills finally flourishing would be described with this word.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

In the morning dew, the daffodils had bloomed and were glowing.

Sentence 2

He said, "Just watch quietly until my talent blooms."

Sentence 3

The news summed it up as "flowering progressing across the region."

Sentence 4

The meteorological office indicated that "flowering is expected in the first half of next week."

Sentence 5

Even after all these setbacks, the experience will bloom somewhere down the line.