Blossom vs. Blooming

Blossom vs. Blooming — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Blossom and Blooming

Blossomnoun

A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers.

The blossom has come early this year.

Bloomingadjective

Opening in blossoms; flowering.

Blossomnoun

The state or season of producing such flowers.

The orchard is in blossom.

Bloomingadjective

Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor, vigour; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health.

Blossomnoun

(figurative) A blooming period or stage of development; something lovely that gives rich promise.

Bloomingadjective

bloody; bleeding; extremely.

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Blossomnoun

The colour of a horse that has white hairs intermixed with sorrel and bay hairs.

Bloomingadverb

Bloody; bleeding; extremely.

My train's late again. Blooming typical.

Blossomverb

(intransitive) To have, or open into, blossoms; to bloom.

Bloomingnoun

The act by which something blooms.

Blossomverb

(intransitive) To begin to thrive or flourish.

Bloomingnoun

(metallurgy) The process of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron.

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Blossomnoun

reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

Bloomingnoun

(photography) A phenomenon where excessive light causes bright patches in a picture.

Blossomnoun

the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

Bloomingnoun

the organic process of bearing flowers;

you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed

Blossomverb

produce or yield flowers;

The cherry tree bloomed

Bloomingadjective

(used of persons) informal intensifiers;

what a bally (or blinking) nuisancea bloody foola crashing boreyou flaming idiot

Blossomverb

develop or come to a promising stage;

Youth blossomed into maturity