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blooming

  (blū'mĭng) pronunciation
adv. & adj. Chiefly British Slang.

Used as an intensive: a blooming hot day; a blooming idiot.

[Probably a euphemism for BLOODY.]


 
 

In filming, a black rim, halo, or multicolored outline that may form around a bright, shining, or highly reflective object focused on by the camera. Sometimes blooming is used as a special effect, particularly when the projected image is a fantasy sequence, but usually this is an annoying distraction and steps must be taken by the camera technician to reduce its occurrence.

 
Thesaurus: blooming

adjective

  1. Bright and clear in complexion; not dull or faded: creamy, fresh, glowing, peaches-and-cream. See beautiful/ugly.
  2. Of a healthy reddish color: florid, flush, flushed, full-blooded, glowing, rosy, rubicund, ruddy, sanguine. See colors/colorless.
  3. Completely such, without qualification or exception: absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, sheer, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter. Informal flat-out, positive. See big/small/amount, limited/unlimited.
  4. So annoying or detestable as to deserve condemnation: accursed, blasted, blessed, bloody, confounded, cursed, damn, darn, execrable, infernal. Informal blamed, damned. Chiefly British ruddy. See like/dislike.

 
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IN BRIEF: n. - The organic process of bearing flowers.

pronunciation One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon-instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today. — Dale Carnegie 

 
Translations: Translations for: Blooming

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - blomstrende
adv. - sagomeleme, for dævlen da

Nederlands (Dutch)
bloeiend, welvarend, volslagen

Français (French)
adj. - resplendissant, fleuri, florissant (un arbre), (GB) fichu
adv. - (GB) sûrement pas

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (auf-/er)blühend, verflixt
adv. - (auf-/er)blühend, verflixt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανθηρός, θαλερός, (καθομ.) παλιο-, βρομο-
adv. - φοβερά, αφάνταστα
int. - (καθομ.) παλιο-, βρομο-

Italiano (Italian)
fiorente, in fiore

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - florido, exuberante
adv. - viçosamente
int. - maldito!

Русский (Russian)
цветущий, полный, набитый (дурак)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - en flor, florido
adv. - floridamente, florecientemente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - blommande
adv. - sabla, jäkla
int. - sabla, jäkla

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
开着花的, 十足的, 全然的, 兴旺的, 繁盛的, 十足, 非常, 该死

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 開著花的, 十足的, 全然的, 興旺的, 繁盛的
adv. - 十足, 非常, 該死

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 꽃이 핀, 청춘의, 번영하는
adv. - 꽃이 만발하게, 청춘에, 웅성하게

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 花盛りの, ひどい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مزدهر, متفتح (ظرف) بازدهار (نداء) ملعون‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פורח, בריא, מוחלט, ארור‬
adv. - ‮מוחלט‬


 
 

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