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flowering

/ˈflaʊəɹɪŋ/noun, adjective3 syllables

Flowering means: the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms.

Synonyms for flowering7

noun, as in the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

blossoming, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence

noun, as in a developmental process

unfolding

also used for flowering

floruit

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Opposites of flowering

flowerless

What does flowering mean?3

noun

1

the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

2

a developmental process“the flowering of antebellum culture”

adjective

1

when a plant is in a state of possessing one or multiple flowers and/or blooms“a flowering plant”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with flowering?5

three syllables

poweringtoweringshoweringscouring

four syllables

empowering
Show 3 near rhymes
counterfeitencounteringcountering

Flowering in a sentence

  • This year, the cherry tree is flowering earlier than usual.rul
  • The dinosaurs never got high on cannabis, since flowering plants did not exist yet.rul
  • If you want to trim your heathers, wait until they're done flowering.Amastan
  • If you want to trim your heathers, wait until they're finished flowering.Amastan
  • If you want to trim your heathers, wait until they finish flowering.Amastan
  • The heart beats more often with the flowering of love.pauldhunt
  • Hope is a flowering tree that gently swings to the breath of illusions.carlosalberto
  • The flowering of literature contributed to the formation of a national identity.AlanF_US

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Forms of flowering

as a noun

plural
flowerings