blooming

[ bloo-ming ]
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adjective
  1. in bloom; flowering; blossoming.

  2. glowing, as with youthful vigor and freshness: blooming cheeks.

  1. flourishing; prospering: a blooming business.

  2. Chiefly British Slang. (used as an intensifier): He's got his blooming nerve.

adverb
  1. Chiefly British Slang. (used as an intensifier): not blooming likely.

Origin of blooming

1
1350–1400; Middle English; see bloom1, -ing2; as intensifier, a euphemism for bloody, by phonetic similarity

Other words from blooming

  • bloom·ing·ly, adverb
  • bloom·ing·ness, noun
  • non·bloom·ing, adjective, noun
  • pre·bloom·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for blooming

blooming

/ (ˈbluːmɪŋ) /


adverb, adjective
  1. British informal (intensifier): a blooming genius; blooming painful

Origin of blooming

1
C19: euphemistic for bloody

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