flowering

Word family  noun flower flowering adjective flowered flowery flowering verb flower deflower

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++flow·er·ing /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/ noun  the flowering of something formalSUCCESSFUL when something develops in a very successful way 某事物的顶峰时期[繁荣时期] The 19th century saw a flowering of science and technology. 19世纪见证了科学和技术的繁荣。

Examples from the Corpus

flowering• It is, in fact, the first flowering of fiscal revolt against the high taxes of the Nineties.• The basis was laid for the flowering of secular literature in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century.

flow·er·ing nounChineseSyllable  

in Corpus a very something when develops

flowering
flow‧er‧ing /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/ nounthe flowering of something formal when something develops in a very successful way:
    The 19th century saw a flowering of science and technology.

flower·ingBrE /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈflaʊərɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the time when a plant has flowers 开花时节 [countable, usually singular] ~ of sth the time when sth, especially a period of new ideas in art, music, science, etc., reaches its most complete and successful stage of development （艺术、音乐、科学等新思潮的）繁荣时期，鼎盛时期