He may be happy with the flowering of new thinking, but he has yet to contribute much to it himself.
...the flowering of creative genius.
English dictionary. 2008.
Flowering — Flow er*ing, a. (Bot.) Having conspicuous flowers; used as an epithet with many names of plants; as, flowering ash; flowering dogwood; flowering almond, etc. [1913 Webster] {Flowering fern}, a genus of showy ferns ({Osmunda}), with conspicuous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flowering — flowering; non·flowering; … English syllables
Flowering — Flow er*ing, n. 1. The act of blossoming, or the season when plants blossom; florification. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of adorning with flowers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flowering — index fertile, fruition, growth (evolution) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
flowering — [flou′ər iŋ] adj. 1. having flowers; in bloom 2. bearing showy or profuse flowers … English World dictionary
flowering — I UK [ˈflaʊərɪŋ] / US [ˈflaʊrɪŋ] noun [countable] Word forms flowering : singular flowering plural flowerings the time when something becomes successful and completely developed the flowering of modern democracy II UK [ˈflaʊərɪŋ] / US [ˈflaʊrɪŋ]… … English dictionary
flowering — flow|er|ing1 [ flaurıŋ ] adjective only before noun a flowering plant produces flowers flowering flow|er|ing 2 [ flaurıŋ ] noun count the time when something becomes successful and completely developed: the flowering of modern democracy … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Flowering — Flower Flow er (flou [ e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flowered} (flou [ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flowering}.] [From the noun. Cf. {Flourish}.] 1. To blossom; to bloom; to expand the petals, as a plant; to produce flowers; as, this plant flowers in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flowering — 1. noun a) The action of the verb to flower. b) Blooming 2. adjective a) (used only before the noun) Of a plant, that produces flowers. Azaleas are flowering plants. b) Having flowers that are opening … Wiktionary
flowering — flow|er|ing [ˈflauərıŋ] n the flowering of sth formal when something develops in a very successful way ▪ The nineteenth century saw a flowering of science and technology … Dictionary of contemporary English
