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What is the difference between flowering and blooming?

flowering | blooming | Synonyms |

Blooming is a synonym of flowering.



As verbs the difference between flowering and blooming

is that flowering is present participle of lang=en while blooming is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between flowering and blooming

is that flowering is the action of the verb to flower while blooming is the act by which something blooms.

As adjectives the difference between flowering and blooming

is that flowering is (used only before the noun) Of a plant, that produces flowers while blooming is opening in blossoms; flowering.

As an adverb blooming is

bloody; bleeding; extremely.

flowering

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb to flower.
  • Blooming

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (used only before the noun ) Of a plant, that produces flowers.
    • Azaleas are flowering plants.

    Anagrams

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    blooming

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Opening in blossoms; flowering.
  • Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor, vigour; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health.
  • (British, euphemistic) bloody (in its vulgar senses ).

    • Synonyms

    * (opening in blossoms ): blossoming, flowering, in bloom, in blossom, in flower * (thriving in health, beauty and vigor/vigour ): blossoming, flourishing, thriving * (euphemism for "bloody" ): bally (British), blasted, blinking

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Bloody; bleeding; extremely.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1935, author= George Goodchild
    • , title=Death on the Centre Court, chapter=3 , passage=It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless. And results are all that concern me. […]”}}

    Noun

  • The act by which something blooms.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=July 23, author=Jeremy Pearce, title=Anne McLaren, 80, Expert on the Embryo, Is Dead, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Such bloomings , Dr. McLaren continued, would require a critical audience, “so that they can be subject to scientific and ethical review, freely available for research and one day, perhaps, for treating diseases.” }}
  • (metallurgy) The process of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron.
  • (photography) A phenomenon where excessive light causes bright patches in a picture.

    • Related terms

    * antiblooming * bloomery — forge