- present participle of flower.
flowering
Example Sentences
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Younger students have been using the outdoor classroom areas to talk and play games, while others have been watching figeater beetles and butterflies visit flowering trees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Bishop and Baucom found that flower size and flowering time became linked in the morning glory populations during the relatively short nine-year study period.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Plant a diverse range of native flowering species, and leave some areas of lawn unmown.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
The abrasive texture of shark skin repels barnacles and has inspired antimicrobial surface coatings for hospitals; the seeds of a flowering plant offer clues to the designers of probes destined for other worlds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
That was just her empty shell over there, whereas here I could touch things she had touched, look out on the flowering plants she had looked at, and walk through her house.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
