blooming
adjective
[ ˈbluːmɪŋ ]
• used to express annoyance or for emphasis.
• "I didn't learn a blooming thing"
bloom
verb
• produce flowers; be in flower.
• "a chalk pit where cowslips bloomed"
Similar:
blossom,
flower,
be in blossom/flower,
come into flower/blossom,
open,
open out,
bud,
sprout,
burgeon,
mature,
• coat (a lens) with a special surface layer so as to reduce reflection from its surface.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse blóm ‘flower, blossom’, blómi ‘prosperity’, blómar ‘flowers’.
bloom
verb
• make (iron, steel, etc.) into a bloom.
Origin:
Old English blōma, of unknown origin.
