- present participle of flower.
flowering
Example Sentences
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They grow in both a leaf stage, when they resemble small trees, and in a rare flowering stage that may have gaps of several years or even a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"There were no vertebrates, no trees, no leaves, no flowering plants, no plants with seeds," Marek said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
He argues that this pressure is necessary to force regime change and a flowering of private enterprise.
From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2026
As the world enters a “more disruptive period” after the post-Cold War cooling of nuclear tensions, he expects to soon see “a flowering of artistic projects,” as nuclear risk reaches a local peak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
Inside is the first beautiful thing I’ve seen in the District 13 compound: a replication of a meadow, filled with real trees and flowering plants, and alive with hummingbirds.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
