- present participle of blossom.
blossoming
Example Sentences
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Ji-Na and Fatima’s love story — its blossoming, its unraveling, its possible resuscitation — forms the heart of “The Little Sister,” which also received the Queer Palm at Cannes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
The White House said the decor was inspired by English gardens, with the room featuring towering trees and blossoming boxes of lilac.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
A flatbed truck carrying a tank rolled through the highlands, making its way through fields of blossoming pink almond trees and yellow wildflowers.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
“We never stopped believing that somewhere out there, in some stranger’s backyard, our mother’s rosebush was blossoming madly, wildly, pressing one perfect red flower after another out into the late afternoon light.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
Janie had spent most of the day under a blossoming pear tree in the backyard.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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