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bloom•ing
Pronunciation: (blOO'ming), [key]—
adj.
1. in bloom; flowering; blossoming.
2. glowing, as with youthful vigor and freshness:
blooming cheeks.
3. flourishing; prospering:
a blooming business.
4. Chiefly Brit. Slang.(used as an intensifier):
He's got his blooming nerve.
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adv.
Chiefly Brit. Slang.(used as an intensifier):
not blooming likely. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.