blooming
adjective/ˈbluːmɪŋ/, /ˈblʊmɪŋ/
/ˈbluːmɪŋ/, /ˈblʊmɪŋ/
[only before noun] adverb (British English, informal)- a mild swear word, used to emphasize a comment or a statement, especially an angry one
- What blooming awful weather!
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBlooming is used with these nouns:- flower
Word Originlate Middle English: from bloom + -ing, used as a euphemism for bloody1.Definitions on the go
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