Food & drink pronunciation

flourish

/ˈflʌ.ɹɪʃ/

IPA
/ˈflʌ.ɹɪʃ/
Path
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Meaning

noun

A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.

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

noun

An ornamentation.

“His signature ended with a flourish.”

noun

A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.

“The trumpets blew a flourish as they entered the church.”

noun

A decorative embellishment on a building.

verb

To thrive or grow well.

“The barley flourished in the warm weather.”

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