What does blooming mean?
Blooming means present participle and gerund of bloom.
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/ˈbluː.mɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of bloom.
“How'd you like to be shoved in a blooming log?'
My train's late again. Blooming typical.
“Well, all I can say is that if yer don't take yer dial outer the road I'll bloomin' well take an' bounce a gibber off yer crust.”
It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless. And results are all that concern me. […]”
Such bloomings, Dr. McLaren continued, would require a critical audience, “so that they can be subject to scientific and ethical review, freely available for research and one day, perhaps, for treating diseases.”
Use blooming when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Blooming means present participle and gerund of bloom.
Common synonyms include blossoming, flowering, in bloom, in blossom.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“How'd you like to be shoved in a blooming log?'
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