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    [Adjective]  | "flour*ish*ing" | \ ˈflər-i-shiŋ \


    1: marked by vigorous and healthy growth : very active and successful

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English florysschyng, from present participle of florisshen "to {see: |flourish:1|flourish:1}";

    [Verb]  | "flour*ish" | \ ˈflər-ish \


    1: to grow luxuriantly : thrive

    2: to achieve success : prosper

    3: to be in a state of activity or production

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English florisshen "to put forth flowers, bloom, grow luxuriantly, prosper, brandish (a weapon)," borrowed from Anglo-French floriss-, stem of florir, flurir "to bloom, grow abundantly, thrive," going back to Vulgar Latin *flōrīre, restructuring of Latin flōrēscere "to begin to flower, increase in vigor," inchoative derivative of flōrēre "to bloom, prosper, be at the peak of one's powers," stative verbal derivative of flōr-, flōs {see: |flower:1|flower:1};

    [Noun]  | "flourishing" 


    [Adjective]  | "flourishing" 


    1: having attained a desired end or state of good fortune;


      * e.g., " ... a flourishing actor in the early years of the talkies "




    2: marked by much life, movement, or activity;


      * e.g., " ... a flourishing market in sports memorabilia "




    3: marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically;


      * e.g., " ... a flourishing community that has become a major beneficiary of the high-tech boom "




    [Verb]  | "flourishing" 


    1: to grow vigorously;


      * e.g., " ... that plant flourishes in cool, wet weather "




    2: to reach a desired level of accomplishment;


      * e.g., " ... the arts program flourished once it received adequate funding "



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    [Verb]  | "flourish" 


    1: to grow vigorously;


      * e.g., " ... that plant flourishes in cool, wet weather "



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    2: to reach a desired level of accomplishment;


      * e.g., " ... the arts program flourished once it received adequate funding "



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     [ "flourishing" ]

    1: It means you are winning in your current situation. It means you are on top of your game.

      * e.g.,  ... Nick was flourishing yesterday, he got all the girls in the club. They looked so good, they were flourishing as Nationals. Is that Marc Jacobs, you are flourishing. 

     [ "Flourish" ]

    1: a strikeout.

      * e.g.,  ... Josh Beckett ends the seventh inning with a flourish. 

     [ "flourish" ]

    1: a tone of voice that insinuates that this is important

      * e.g.,  ... "sell some m@ther fuck1n plasmas dude!" 

     [ "Flourish" ]

    1: Flourish means to increase, thrive and to grow luxuriantly. It can also mean to prosper or achieve high success in every area of life. To Flourish is to reach the highest level of growth and influence. Flourish means to shine and glow as well.

      * e.g.,  ... Her business has flourish over the years. 

     [ "flourish" ]

    1: term for a group of male homosexuals (gays), ca. 2009 in Seattle, WA, USA.

      * e.g.,  ... "Look, dear, it's a flourish of gays in their native habitat!" "The flourish of gays paused briefly at the store window before breezing on to the next attraction." 

     [ "flourish" ]

    1: verb

      * e.g.,  ... She took off her new scarf with a flourish, hoping I'd notice it. 

     [ "flourish" ]

    2: to wave in the air

     [ "Flourish" ]

    1: A designing website that is cool, yet worse than EA. People often pay $5,000 per year over nothing .

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: I hate EA 

     [ "Flourish" ]

    1: A designing website that is cool, yet worse than EA. People often pay $5,000 per year over nothing .

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: I hate EA 

     [ "Flourish" ]

    1: To excel , grow in a healthy vigorious way or a bold or extravagant gesture action made especially to attract something

      * e.g.,  ... With a flourish, he ushered them inside 

     [ "flourished" ]

    1: To wave something around to attract the attention of others. To brandish

      * e.g.,  ... He wanted to make sure everyone knew how awesome he is, so Sam flourished the bottle of expensive wine for all to see. 

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