bloom

bloom

verb

Definition of BLOOM

1

to produce flowers <forsythias only bloom at the beginning of spring>

Synonyms blossom, blow, burgeon (also bourgeon), effloresce, flower, unfold

Related Words leaf, leave; bud; open

Near Antonyms dry up, fade, shrivel, wilt, wither; die, drop, expire, perish

2

to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment) <she arrived at the house, blooming from her vigorous walk>

Synonyms bloom, color, crimson, flush, glow, redden

Related Words incarnadine, rouge, ruddle; abash, chagrin, discomfit, disconcert, embarrass, faze, humiliate, mortify