flourish
/ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃ/noun, verb2 syllables
Flourish means: grow vigorously.
Synonyms for flourish9
noun, as in (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
noun, as in the act of waving
verb, as in make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
verb, as in move or swing back and forth
What does flourish mean?8
verb
grow vigorously“The deer population in this town is thriving”
make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance“The new student is thriving”
move or swing back and forth“She waved her gun”
noun
(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments“he entered to a flourish of trumpets”
the act of waving
a showy gesture“she entered with a great flourish”
an ornamental embellishment in writing
a display of ornamental speech or language
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Flourish in a sentence
- When someone speaks with such rhetorical flourish, it starts to sound like they're lying.CM
- Rain helps plants and food crops flourish, and it keeps grasslands green and lush.Hybrid
- There, in the slum's alleys and byways, hundreds of tiny businesses flourish.Cangarejo
- In recent years, secular ideas have flourished throughout the region.AlanF_US
- Algeria's economy will be able to flourish again.Amastan
- Civilization has flourished for hundreds of years in this hidden land.marcelostockle
- The project flourished under the auspices of an experienced project manager.always
- Gnosticism is a form of religion that flourished in the second and third centuries.rul
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of flourish
as a noun
- plural
- flourishes
as a verb
- past tense
- flourished
- present participle
- flourishing
- third-person singular
- flourishes
- past participle
- flourished