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flourishing   (TTS Sound)

The verb flourish has 3 senses

• boom, thrive, flourish, expand -- (grow vigorously; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming")


• thrive, prosper, fly high, flourish -- (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")


• brandish, flourish, wave -- (move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun")

The adj flourishing has 1 sense

• booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving -- (very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids")