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bloom

2 verb
     
Related topics: Gardening, Plants
bloom2 [intransitive]
1HBPDLG if a plant or a flower blooms, its flowers appear or open
2 to become happier, healthier, or more successful in a way that is very noticeable:
She was blooming the last time I saw her.
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