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n. the act of waving

n. a showy gesture; "she entered with a great flourish"

n. (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"

wave, brandish

v. move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"

prosper, thrive, fly high

v. gain in wealth

boom, expand, prosper, thrive, grow stronger, get ahead

v. grow stronger; "The economy was booming"

bravado, bluster

n. a swaggering show of courage

eclat, pomp

n. ceremonial elegance and splendor; "entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses"

show

n. a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"

swing, swinging

n. changing location by moving back and forth

blow, float, drift, be adrift

v. be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

bear

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

buffet, batter, knock against, knock about

v. strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"

beat, flap

v. move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"

fling

v. move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"

flit, flutter, dart, fleet

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

wave, flap, undulate

v. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"

wave, curl, form into curls

v. twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"

maintain, exert, wield

v. have and exercise; "wield power and authority"

flop, fall suddenly

v. fall suddenly and abruptly

boom, flourish, expand, prosper, thrive, grow stronger, get ahead

v. grow stronger; "The economy was booming"

come through, succeed

v. attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

flourish, prosper, thrive, fly high

v. gain in wealth

increase

v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

root, take root, take roots

v. take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly"

develop, make grow

v. cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"

bloom, flower, blossom

v. produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed"

grow, mature, maturate, undergo maturation, grow mature

v. develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"

swell

v. increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity; "The music swelled to a crescendo"

swell, distend, swell up

v. expand abnormally; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"

wax, increase in phase

v. increase in phase; "the moon is waxing"

bud, develop buds

v. develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!"

spread, diffuse, spread out, fan out

v. move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"

spread, extend, distribute, cause to spread

v. distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

shoot, spud, sprout, pullulate, germinate, bourgeon, burgeon forth

v. produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"

progress, build, work up, build up, form steadily

v. form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"

pass, fade, fleet, pass off, evanesce, blow over

v. disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"

fade, wither, lose vigor, lose vitality, loose freshness

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

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