2 entries under this word

Blooming

Blōom'ing, a.

adjective

a. 1. Opening in blossoms; flowering. He, ere one flowery season fades and dies, Designs the blooming wonders of the next. Cowper.

Sense 2. Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor; showing the freshness and beauties of youth. His blooming face that seems a purple flower. Shenstone.

Blōom'ing, n.

noun

n. 1. (Manuf.) The process of making blooms, as of iron; — also called shingling. 2. A clouded appearance which varnish sometimes assumes upon the surface of a picture. Ogilvie.