blooming
part of speech
adjective (blooming); verb, -ing form of bloom (bloom, blooms, bloomed, blooming); adverb (blooming, UK informal)
meaning for a pupil
1) Having flowers that are open; flowering. tree →
2) Healthy, happy and full of life: looking blooming. tree →
3) (UK, informal, mild) A mild word used to show annoyance or for emphasis, like a gentle swear word: «that blooming dog!» tree →
4) Growing and doing well (a blooming business, a blooming friendship). tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons, plants are blooming in spring. In UK everyday talk grandparents say «blooming heck!» or «it's blooming freezing» instead of a ruder word. In stories, a blooming girl or garden is healthy and beautiful.
examples
- The roses are blooming in the garden. tree →
- The cherry trees are blooming early this year. tree →
- That blooming cat has knocked over the plant again! tree →
- It's blooming freezing out here! tree →
- You look blooming after your holiday. tree →
- Their friendship was blooming. tree →
- Blooming flowers ornament the staircases, and soft carpets the floors. tree →
note
The UK mild exclamation is polite enough for most people, though some teachers may not like it. Similar mild words: flipping, blinking. Base verb: bloom.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «blooming» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.