"blossoming" in the noun sense
1. blossoming, flowering, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
"blossoming" in the verb sense
1. bloom, blossom, flower
produce or yield flowers
"The cherry tree bloomed"
2. blossom, blossom out, blossom forth, unfold
develop or come to a promising stage
"Youth blossomed into maturity"
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