1. The organic process of bearing flowers
   "you will stop all blooming if you let the flowers go to seed";
   - bloom

1. Informal intensifier
   "what a blooming nuisance";
   - bally [Brit, informal], blinking [Brit, informal], bloody [Brit, informal], crashing [informal], flaming [informal], freaking [informal], effing [Brit, informal]

1. Produce or yield flowers
   "The cherry tree bloomed";
   - blossom, flower
    
2. Develop or succeed exceptionally well
   "Her career really bloomed after the award";
   - thrive, prosper, fly high, flourish, flower

Derived forms: bloomings

See also: unmitigated

Type of: biological process, change state, develop, organic process, turn

Encyclopedia: Blooming, Oregon