| n. | 1. | (Metal.) The process of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron. |
| a. | 1. | Opening in blossoms; flowering. |
| 2. | Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health. |
| Noun | 1. | blooming - the organic process of bearing flowers; "you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed" Synonyms: bloom |
| Adj. | 1. | blooming - (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot" |