THRIVING

booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving

(adjective) very lively and profitable; “flourishing businesses”; “a palmy time for stockbrokers”; “a prosperous new business”; “doing a roaring trade”; “a thriving tourist center”; “did a thriving business in orchids”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Adjective

thriving (comparative more thriving, superlative most thriving)

That thrives; successful; flourishing or prospering.

Synonyms: fortunate, prosperous, successful

Synonyms

• See also prosperous

Noun

thriving (plural thrivings)

The action of the verb to thrive.

Verb

thriving

present participle of thrive

Source: Wiktionary

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THRIVE

Thrive, v. i. [imp. Throve or Thrived (; p. p. Thrived or Thriven (; p. pr. & vb. n. Thriving.] Etym: [OE. , Icel. ; probably originally, to grasp for one's self, from to grasp; akin to Dan. trives to thrive, Sw. trifvas. Cf. Thrift.]

1. To posper by industry, economy, and good management of property; to increase in goods and estate; as, a farmer thrives by good husbandry. Diligence and humility is the way to thrive in the riches of the understanding, as well as in gold. I. Watts.

2. To prosper in any business; to have increase or success. "They by vices thrive." Sandys. O son, why sit we here, each other viewing Idly, while Satan, our great author, thrives Milton. And so she throve and prospered. Tennyson.

3. To increase in bulk or stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, as a plant; to flourish; as, young cattle thrive in rich pastures; trees thrive in a good soil.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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