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Meanings of flourish in English

Portuguese
fanfarra
Spanish
fanfarria

(Music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments.

fanfarra
Portuguese
vigorar
Catalan
créixer
Spanish
proliferar

Grow vigorously.

vigorar
Portuguese
agitar
Catalan
brandejar
Spanish
balancear

Move or swing back and forth.

agitar

The act of waving.

Synonyms
Examples for "brandish"
Examples for "brandish"
1
The insurgency thing terrified us and we had to brandish the change.
The Guardian
2
But she had the task force to brandish over the dispatch box.
The Guardian
3
I'm not playing about with men who brandish revolvers all the time.
Five on a treasure island
4
Shrill yells resound on every hand, brown arms brandish flashes of brightness.
The False Chevalier / or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette
5
Why brandish in that hand of thine a javelin of pointed steel?
The $30,000 Bequest, and Other Stories
Usage of flourish in English
1
However, away from official channels, unregulated grey market trade continues to flourish.
Reuters
2
However, away from official channels, unregulated gray market trade continues to flourish.
Reuters
3
To flourish it must attract new designers, new ideas and new muses.
The Guardian
4
Without this an environment conducive to state capture will continue to flourish.
The South African
5
And American Pharaoh has helped these sites flourish in the past year.
Wired
6
The dissenting MPs say it will allow corruption to continue to flourish.
Reuters
7
With rhetorical flourish, the 65-year-old from Chicago said: There's power in love.
The South African
8
But water in usable form was necessary if they were to flourish.
The Plains of Passage
9
The home side took control in midfield allowing Southampton's attack to flourish.
The Irish Times
10
Others believe that e-books will flourish, it's only a question of when.
Wired
11
As a social experience, and institutionally, however, Christianity will flourish in India.
The new yorker
12
In confirmation you may yet hear the musical flourish in his honor.
The Prince of India; Or, Why Constantinople Fell — Volume 01
13
You don't flourish if you're left to do anything in any situation.
Gunn's golden rules
14
Just then there was a flourish and a special course was announced.
Helen of troy
15
If you want to flourish in the cut-buddy lane, go right ahead.
Ebony
16
For the final flourish, Jordan adds as many potted plants as possible.
The Irish Times
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Translations for flourish
Flourish through the time
Flourish across language varieties
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Common
United Kingdom
Common
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