blooming
 (a.)盛開的


 Bloom, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bloomed p. pr. & vb. n. Blooming.]
 1. To produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be in flower.
 A flower which once
 In Paradise, fast by the tree of life,
 Began to bloom.   --Milton.
 2. To be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigor; to show beauty and freshness, as of flowers; to give promise, as by or with flowers.
    A better country blooms to view,
    Beneath a brighter sky.   --Logan.


 Bloom·ing, n. Metal. The process of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron.


 Bloom·ing, a.
 1. Opening in blossoms; flowering.
 2. Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health.

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 blooming
      adj : (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or
            blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing
            bore"; "you flaming idiot" [syn: bally(a), blinking(a),
             bloody(a), blooming(a), crashing(a), flaming(a),
             fucking(a)]
      n : the organic process of bearing flowers; "you will stop all
          bloom if you let the flowers go to seed" [syn: bloom]