0 past simple and past participle of bloom --
1 When a flower blooms, it opens or is open, and when a plant or tree blooms it produces flowers: --
2 to grow or develop successfully: --
The finance and real estate industries bloomed in the 1990s.
She says that the fire is the flower that has not yet bloomed on the earth.
In 1961 nuns were reinstalled in the monastery, and since then it has steadily bloomed.
A line of urbanized centers grew along the river in response which bloomed when reservations were alloted throughout the region.
More complex and sophisticated dramas bloomed in this time period, and acting styles became more subdued.
In the last step, fenugreek seeds are bloomed in oil and poured over the meat.
By the turn of the 20th century these figures had bloomed to 2,120 and 2,572 respectively.
The rose bloomed beautifully but at dawn the nightingale fell dead.
