flourishing
/ˈflʌrɪʃɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण फ़्लरिशिंग
फलता-फूलता, समृद्ध, तेज़ी से बढ़ता हुआ
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growing or developing very well; successful
फलता-फूलता, समृद्ध, तेज़ी से बढ़ता हुआ
- The town has a flourishing textile trade.
- a flourishing garden
- She runs a flourishing business selling spices online.
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- The garden was flourishing after the rains.
- A flourishing music scene has grown up in the city.
Synonyms thriving prosperous booming
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
flourishing + noun
Use flourishing before a noun for a business, art or plant that is growing and doing well.
Noun से पहले 'flourishing' उस व्यवसाय, कला या पौधे के लिए आता है जो खूब बढ़ और फल-फूल रहा हो।
- He runs a flourishing tea business in Darjeeling.
- The garden has a flourishing mango tree.
be flourishing (after linking verb)
After be, flourishing says that something is doing well at present.
'Be' के बाद 'flourishing' बताता है कि कोई चीज़ अभी अच्छी स्थिति में है।
- Handloom exports are flourishing this year.
flourish (verb) + in / under
The verb flourish takes in for the place and under for the conditions.
Verb 'flourish' में स्थान के लिए 'in' और परिस्थितियों के लिए 'under' आता है।
- Rice flourishes in wet soil.
- Art flourished under the Mughal emperors.
flourishing vs thriving
Both mean growing well; flourishing suits arts and culture as well as business.
दोनों का अर्थ अच्छी तरह बढ़ना है; 'flourishing' कला और संस्कृति के साथ भी आता है।
- Literature was flourishing in the court.
flourish (noun)
As a noun, a flourish is a bold show of skill, such as a flourish of the pen.
Noun के रूप में 'flourish' कौशल का भड़कीला प्रदर्शन है।
- He signed the letter with a flourish.
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flourishing + noun
businesstradecareereconomycommunity
- The town has a flourishing trade in silk.
adverb + flourishing
stillonceincreasinglyvisiblynow
- The small shop is still flourishing.
flourish + preposition
in the soilin the sununder his rulein the hillsin the monsoon
- Tea flourishes in the hills.
flourishing + arts
cultureartliteraturemusictheatre
- Music flourished in the royal court.
keep / remain + flourishing
keepremainstaycontinuego on
- The school continues to flourish under its new head.
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- Radhika's father has a flourishing business in Surat.
राधिका के पिताजी का सूरत में फलता-फूलता व्यवसाय है।
- Trade flourished along the river for centuries.
नदी के किनारे व्यापार सदियों तक फलता-फूलता रहा।
- The flowers flourished after the rains.
वर्षा के बाद फूल खूब खिले।
- Poetry flourished in the age of Akbar.
अकबर के युग में काव्य खूब फला-फूला।
- A flourishing economy attracts investors.
फलती-फूलती अर्थव्यवस्था निवेशकों को आकर्षित करती है।
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✗ His business is flourish these days.
✓ His business is flourishing these days.
After is, the -ing form or an adjective is needed, not the base verb.
'Is' के बाद -ing रूप या adjective चाहिए, base verb नहीं।
✗ Tea flourishes at the hills of Assam.
✓ Tea flourishes in the hills of Assam.
A plant flourishes in a place.
पौधा किसी स्थान पर 'in' फलता-फूलता है, 'at' नहीं।
✗ The flourished shop is on the corner.
✓ The flourishing shop is on the corner.
The present participle describes a business that is doing well.
फलते-फूलते व्यवसाय के लिए present participle 'flourishing' आता है।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
thriving prosperous booming successful blooming
Antonyms
declining failing struggling dying languishing
AaSpelling
flour·ish·ing
With -our- (like nourish; not 'flurishing'); pronounced /ˈflʌr-/, not like flour.
-our- के साथ (nourish की तरह; 'flurishing' गलत है); उच्चारण /ˈflʌr-/, flour जैसा नहीं।
§Grammar and usage
The verb flourish also means to wave something about ('flourish a sword'); the noun flourish is a decorative stroke or a showy gesture.
Verb flourish का अर्थ 'लहराना' भी है ('flourish a sword'); noun flourish सजावटी लकीर या दिखावटी भंगिमा है।