Synonyms for blooming
- adjective
- noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
A euphemism for the intensifier bloody.
- n. 1
The act by which something blooms.
Related words
- Phrases
- blooming hell
Forms
- Plural
- bloomings → greens, freshes, fairs, proofings…
Example sentences
- crashing If Ziri leaves, everything will come crashing down.
- thriving Yanni's thriving career was ripped from under him.
- flowering There's a carpet of bluebells flowering in the wood.
- flourishing This old trade is still flourishing in Algiers.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| blooming | steady | |
| crashing | rising | |
| thriving | rising | |
| flowering | falling | |
| flourishing | steady | |
| pigging | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- fair1, rosy2
- 5 letters
- green1, fresh1, ruddy2, bally2
- 6 letters
- bloody2, damned1, cursed1
- 7 letters
- fucking2, blessed1, goddamn2, flaming2, pigging
- 8 letters
- crashing2, thriving2, blinking2, infernal3, proofing2, damnable
- 9 letters
- flowering3, goddamned2
- 11 letters
- flourishing3, unmitigated5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rosy2 = 2 syllables).