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Flourish

/ˈflʌ.ɹɪʃ/

A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.

📖 Definitions of "Flourish"

noun
  1. 1

    A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.

    "With many flourishes of the captured banner, they marched down the avenue."

  2. 2

    An ornamentation.

    "His signature ended with a flourish."

  3. 3

    A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.

    "The trumpets blew a flourish as they entered the church."

  4. 4

    A decorative embellishment on a building.

verb
  1. 1

    To thrive or grow well.

    "The barley flourished in the warm weather."

  2. 2

    To prosper or fare well.

    "The cooperation flourished as the customers rushed in the business."

  3. 3

    To be in a period of greatest influence.

    "His writing flourished before the war."

  4. 4

    To develop; to make thrive; to expand.

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