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Flourish
/ˈflʌ.ɹɪʃ/
A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
📖 Definitions of "Flourish"
noun
- 1
A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
"With many flourishes of the captured banner, they marched down the avenue."
- 2
An ornamentation.
"His signature ended with a flourish."
- 3
A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
"The trumpets blew a flourish as they entered the church."
- 4
A decorative embellishment on a building.
verb
- 1
To thrive or grow well.
"The barley flourished in the warm weather."
- 2
To prosper or fare well.
"The cooperation flourished as the customers rushed in the business."
- 3
To be in a period of greatest influence.
"His writing flourished before the war."
- 4
To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
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