flourishing

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈflɝɪʃɪŋ/
• (New York City, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈflʌɹɪʃɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: flour‧ish‧ing

flourishing (comparative more flourishing, superlative most flourishing)

1. Growing, thriving, prospering.

   a flourishing economy

• fortunate, prosperous, successful; see also Thesaurus:prosperous

flourishing

1. present participle and gerund of flourish

flourishing (plural flourishings)

1. An act or instance of thriving or flowering.
2. A bold, sweeping movement.
3. A period of greatest influence.
4. A boasting or bragging.
5. The brandishing of a weapon.

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