BLOOMING


Meaning of BLOOMING in English

— bloomingly , adv. — bloomingness , n.

/blooh"ming/ , adj.

1. in bloom; flowering; blossoming.

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

3. flourishing; prospering: a blooming business.

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

adv.

5. Chiefly Brit. Slang. (used as an intensifier): not blooming likely.

[ 1350-1400; ME; see BLOOM 1 , -ING 2 ; as intensifier, a euphemism for BLOODY, by phonetic similarity ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .