blooming B2 Topic:Science & Research Also spelled bloomin US /ˈbluːmɪŋ/ UK /ˈbluː.mɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #13756 Meanings 1 adj Producing flowers; in flower. The blooming garden attracted dozens of bees. 2 adj Healthy and full of energy and freshness. She looked blooming after her relaxing holiday. 3 adj (British, informal) Used to add force to a statement, often in mild annoyance. The blooming bus was late again this morning. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · producing flowers; in flower. floweringin bloomin blossom 2 adj · healthy and full of energy... thrivingflourishing 3 adj · (british, informal) used to... blastedblinking Word family Derived forms bloominglybloomingnesseverbloominglate-bloomingnonbloomingprebloomingunblooming Related forms antibloomingbloomery Common collocations still blooming Adverb + adjective Etymology By surface analysis, bloom + -ing. Topics Science & Research Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # blooming **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈbluːmɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbluː.mɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 13756 ## Meanings 1. Producing flowers; in flower. 2. Healthy and full of energy and freshness. 3. (British, informal) Used to add force to a statement, often in mild annoyance. ## Examples - The blooming garden attracted dozens of bees. - She looked blooming after her relaxing holiday. - The blooming bus was late again this morning. ## Derived Forms - bloomingly - bloomingness - everblooming - late-blooming - nonblooming - preblooming - unblooming ## Related Forms - antiblooming - bloomery ## Etymology By surface analysis, bloom + -ing. ## Topics - Science & Research - Register & Style markdown