flowering
flowering — verb
- floweringpresent simple I / you / we / they
- flowerings3rd person singular
- floweringing-ing form
- floweringedpast simple
1. to grow into a fuller, clearer form so that people can see its real quality or s
to grow into a fuller, clearer form so that people can see its real quality or shape.
After months of practice, Zayd's drawing style began flowering into its own look.
flower into + a fuller result
By the second year, the small club was flowering into a serious music group.
Nia's quiet interest in history soon flowered into a plan for museum work.
What started as a school project flowered into a successful neighborhood business.
文法句型
[idea/talent] + flowers
flower into + [full result]
用法筆記
Often used for talent, ideas, movements, or relationships rather than physical objects. A common pattern is flower into + a later result.
常見錯誤
2. of a plant, to grow blossoms on its stems or branches.
of a plant, to grow blossoms on its stems or branches.
The cherry tree flowers for only two weeks each spring.
plant subject + flowers
These desert plants flower after the first heavy summer rain.
Minh's balcony herbs flower best in the warm morning sun.
If you move the pot indoors, the orchid may not flower this year.
- bloom
the most common everyday alternative
- blossom
slightly more literary and often suggests beauty
- come into flower
a longer phrase often used in gardening or nature writing
- wither
describes the plant weakening or drying instead of producing blossoms
文法句型
[plant] + flowers
flower in + [season]
用法筆記
Used for plants and similar living things that naturally grow blossoms. It is normally intransitive, with the plant itself as the subject.
常見錯誤
flowering — noun
1. the stage in which a plant is carrying open blossoms.
the stage in which a plant is carrying open blossoms.
The farm is busiest during the lavender flowering in early June.
during + plant flowering
Bees returned during the apple trees' flowering at the edge of the field.
Researchers compare the flowering of wild orchids from year to year.
Late frost can shorten the peach trees' flowering by several days.
- bloom
shorter and more everyday, especially outside technical writing
- blossoming
stresses the process of blossoms appearing
- bloom season
plain phrase often used for gardens and tourism
- dormancy
the resting period when a plant is not actively producing growth
文法句型
during flowering
the flowering of + [plant]
用法筆記
Common in gardening, farming, and biology. It often appears with of + a plant name or with a plant noun in the possessive form.
常見錯誤
2. the stage when an activity, culture, or civilization is at its richest and most
the stage when an activity, culture, or civilization is at its richest and most successful point.
Many historians place the city's flowering in the decades before the war.
the flowering of a place or culture
The museum explores the flowering of jazz clubs along the river.
That poet wrote most of her best work during the flowering of modernism.
Faisal studied the flowering of local science after the new university opened.
- heyday
everyday and slightly informal for a period of greatest success
- peak
broader and more neutral, often used outside cultural topics
- golden age
stresses lasting importance or excellence across a period
- decline
the stage when quality, power, or success is falling
文法句型
the flowering of + [activity/culture]
during the flowering of + [movement]
用法筆記
Most often used in discussions of history, art, thought, and public life. It usually points to a high point, not just the beginning of growth.
常見錯誤
flowering — adjective
- floweringpositive
- more floweringcomparative
- most floweringsuperlative
1. describing a plant that grows flowers as part of its normal life cycle.
describing a plant that grows flowers as part of its normal life cycle.
The nursery keeps flowering shrubs near the front gate in spring.
flowering + shrub/plant noun
We replaced the grass with flowering plants that attract butterflies.
Yuki bought a flowering vine for the wall beside her mailbox.
The guide separates flowering herbs from leafy kitchen plants.
- blooming
close in meaning, but often highlights the flowers currently showing
- blossoming
slightly more literary and often more visual
- floral
broader and often design-related, not specifically about a living plant
- nonflowering
used for plants that do not produce flowers
文法句型
flowering + plant
flowering + shrub/tree/vine
用法筆記
Usually comes before a plant noun and classifies what kind of plant it is. Unlike sense 2, it does not mainly focus on a showy mass of blossoms at one moment.
常見錯誤
2. filled or covered with blossoms so that flowers are the main thing you notice.
filled or covered with blossoms so that flowers are the main thing you notice.
A flowering hedge, heavy with white blossoms, lined the path to Brandon's grandparents' house.
flowering + visible landscape feature
After the rain, the market square smelled sweet beneath flowering baskets.
Felix stopped the car beside a flowering hillside glowing pink above the lake.
The hotel balcony overlooked a flowering courtyard filled with pink roses.
- blooming
everyday and often used for something currently covered in flowers
- blossom-covered
more explicit about being covered across the surface
- flowery
can describe floral appearance, though it often also means decorated with flower patterns
- bare
suggests the place or object has no flowers on show
文法句型
flowering + place/object
flowering + hedge/hillside/courtyard
用法筆記
This sense describes the visible look of a place or object at that time. Unlike sense 1, it focuses on how covered in blossoms something appears, not on plant type.