flourish
f lu rish
- n a showy gesture
she entered with a great flourish - n an ornamental embellishment in writing
- n a display of ornamental speech or language
- n the act of waving
- n (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
he entered to a flourish of trumpets - v grow vigorously
- v make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
- v move or swing back and forth
- Clairvoyants who claim to communicate with the dead--and warnings not to listen to them--go back at least as far as the Old Testament, yet psychics continue to flourish in back .
- With a flourish, Fai slaps on a cool, floppy plaid racing cap, like the ones worn by Cuban jazz trumpeters.
- Oprah, 52, reminds us that we who flourish in freedom have a moral responsibility to help others who have the desire to succeed but just need an opportunity.