Flourishing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

grow vigorously

make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈɜːɹɪʃɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈʌɹɪʃɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈʌɹɪʃɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /flˈɜːɹɪʃɪŋ/.

Examples

The deer population in this town is thriving
business is booming
The new student is thriving

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prosperous fly high booming boom brandish expand wave roaring prosper thriving flourish thrive prospering palmy

Parts of Speech

verb	grow vigorously “The deer population in this town is thriving”
verb	make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance “The new student is thriving”
verb	move or swing back and forth “She waved her gun”
adjective	very lively and profitable “flourishing businesses”

Word Forms

boom	noun	a state of economic prosperity
expansible	adjective	able to expand or be expanded
brandish	noun	the act of waving
flourish	noun	the act of waving
waver	noun	someone who communicates by waving
prosperity	noun	an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gedeiht

kräftig wachsen

🇫🇷French

florissant

grandir vigoureusement

🇪🇸Spanish

floreciente

crecer vigorosamente

🇮🇹Italian

fiorente

crescere vigorosamente

🇳🇱Dutch

bloeiend

krachtig groeien

🇵🇹Portuguese

florescente

crescer vigorosamente

🇷🇺Russian

процветающий

энергично расти

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्कर्ष

तीव्रता से बढ़ो

🇧🇩Bengali

উন্নতিশীল

জোরালোভাবে হত্তয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

செழிக்கும்

தீவிரமாக வளரும்

🇮🇳Telugu

వర్ధిల్లుతోంది

బలంగా పెరుగుతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

भरभराट

जोमाने वाढतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિકસતું

જોરશોરથી વધો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರವರ್ಧಮಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಬಲವಾಗಿ ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തഴച്ചുവളരുന്നു

ശക്തമായി വളരുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਧਦਾ-ਫੁੱਲਦਾ

ਜ਼ੋਰਦਾਰ ਵਧਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھلنے پھولنے والا

بھرپور طریقے سے بڑھو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

芊芊

蓬勃发展

🇯🇵Japanese

繁栄している

元気に成長する

🇰🇷Korean

번성하는

왕성하게 자라다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hưng thịnh

phát triển mạnh mẽ

🇹🇭Thai

เจริญรุ่งเรือง

เติบโตอย่างแข็งแกร่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

maju

tumbuh dengan subur

🇵🇭Filipino

yumayabong

lumaking masigla

🇲🇾Malay

berkembang pesat

tumbuh dengan cergas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مزدهرة

تنمو بقوة

🇮🇷Persian

شکوفا شدن

به شدت رشد کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

gelişen

kuvvetli bir şekilde büyümek

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּרִיחָה

לגדול במרץ

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