Flower
v.hopeful, joyfuleveryday
Meaning 1
To produce blossoms as part of healthy plant growth.
Reach for it when describing the stage when a plant visibly blooms
The climbing rose will flower once the wall receives more sun.
Choose between these
4- warm
blossoming should sound natural and vivid
not when Bloom is less formal and may emphasize the open flower itself.
- professional
come into flower
the botanical stage needs unambiguous wording
not when The phrase is bulky in descriptive prose.
- formal
bear flowers
production rather than appearance is being recorded
not when Bearing flowers says little about when they open.
- literary
the first visible emergence carries beauty
not when Blossom can be sentimental in technical plant guidance.
Meaning 2
To develop fully into a confident, successful, or expressive state.
Reach for it when using a growth image for potential becoming visible
With patient coaching, Nia's gift for storytelling began to flower.
Choose between these
3- playful
come into one's own
a person finally shows distinctive ability
not when This idiom implies earlier underrecognition, which may be unfair.
- warm
healthy success matters more than initial emergence
not when Something can flourish steadily without a dramatic transformation.
- professional
development reaches a capable established stage
not when Maturity can occur without joy, confidence, or creativity.
Said against
4- wither
- fail to bloom
- remain dormant
- languish
It naturally appears in
3- flower in spring
The almond trees flower in spring before their leaves appear.
- begin to flower
Several shaded plants begin to flower after the canopy thins.
- talent flowered
Her talent flowered during the community theater season.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English verb sense: produce flowers opens in a new tab for meaning 1 · retrieved 2026-07-26
- wiktionary, English verb sense: develop or flourish opens in a new tab for meaning 2 · retrieved 2026-07-26
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