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blossoming

blossoming

4 2.5
A time when flowers open and plants become full of blooms
  • noun
  • /ˈblɑːsəmɪŋ/
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  • We enjoyed the blossoming of new ideas during the art festival where local artists displayed their work.
  • the blossoming year

And of course the blossoming of other applications like WhatsApp and Snapchat.

Examples

  • The garden was filled with the beautiful blossoming of tulips and daffodils in the spring sunshine.

  • Since variations in climate and biogeography affect the timing of flowers' blossoming, British poets and naturalists sought to configure a Horologium Florae specific to their nation.

    Academic text (2017)
  • A sudden blossoming of art and design.

  • I actually looked up at the sky, watching for their bright and sudden blossoming, but the noise continued and the sky remained dark.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Her white neck burst open like a blossoming rose.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The maturity of a plant is the time of its blossoming and flowering.

    Blog text (23)
  • The blessing of the quincentenary is the blossoming of ever more perspectives.

    Academic text (1992)
  • New agers see these global shifts as the blossoming of a global awakening, a new world order.

    Blog text (11)
  • In the new king, Rudof, we have, in a way, the blossoming of Ethelbhel's intellectual striving.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • During springtime, the blossoming of cherry trees transforms the park into a stunning landscape.

Synonyms

bloom
vsblossoming
52 1.0

A flower on a plant or the time when a plant makes flowers

is focused on the process and wider development rather than the single flower meaning
flowering
vsblossoming
15 2.0

The time when a plant makes many blossoms

is more about buds opening and the flourishing stage rather than general production
full bloom
vsblossoming
6 3.0

A plant with its flowers fully open and very beautiful

is the ongoing process of producing and developing flowers not just the peak state
blooming
vsblossoming
1 1.8

The time when a plant produces flowers

is broader and includes growth and general flourishing of flowers
florescence
vsblossoming
  • Specialized
1 8.4

Time when many flowers bloom on a plant or in a garden

is about growth and flourishing rather than only the opening stage
efflorescence
vsblossoming
9.3

The time when flowers open and bloom

is broader and emphasizes development and flourishing beyond opening
anthesis
vsblossoming
  • Specialized
9.9

The time when a flower opens and its petals unfold

is broader and covers overall development and flourishing beyond that opening stage
budbreak
vsblossoming
  • Specialized
6.5

The time in spring when plant buds open and new growth begins

is the general flowering process not limited to spring or the initial opening

Antonyms

531 1.2

To slowly become less visible, bright, or loud

91 4.4

To become dry and weak, as with plants or feelings

How Flowering

full bloom
6 3.0
blossoming
4 2.5

Surface Forms

blossoming singular
blossomings plural

Morphology

blossoming = blossom (transparent) = blossom + ing

The noun is a standard gerund/deverbal formation from 'blossom' + '-ing', so its meaning ('the process or period of flowering') follows directly from the base verb.

Etymology

Blossoming comes from the old word blossom, which meant 'a flower' or 'the act of a flower opening' and is like the common word bloom. So a blossoming is the time when flowers open and also a way to say something is beginning to grow or do well.