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If you f_______ an object, you wave it about in a way that makes people notice it.If you flourish an object, you wave it about in a way that makes people notice it.He flourished the glass to emphasize the point.He took his peaked cap from under his arm with a flourish and pulled it low over his eyes. verbIf something flourishes, it is successful, active, or common, and developing quickly and strongly.Business flourished and within six months they were earning 18,000 roubles a day.London quickly became a flourishing port.If a plant or animal flourishes, it grows well or is healthy because the conditions are right for it.The plant flourishes particularly well in slightly harsher climes.Britain has the largest and most flourishing fox population in Europe.If you flourish an object, you wave it about in a way that makes people notice it.He flourished the glass to emphasize the point.He took his peaked cap from under his arm with a flourish and pulled it low over his eyes.nounIf you do something with a flourish, you do in a showy way so that people notice it.She tended to finish dancing with a flourish.A flourish is a curly line or piece of decoration.He scrawled his name across the bill, underlining it with a showy flourish. C1

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query	If you f_______ an object, you wave it about in a way that makes people notice it.If you flourish an object, you wave it about in a way that makes people notice it. He flourished the glass to emphasize the point. He took his peaked cap from under his arm with a flourish and pulled it low over his eyes.
word	flourish
full-definition	verb If something flourishes, it is successful, active, or common, and developing quickly and strongly. Business flourished and within six months they were earning 18,000 roubles a day. London quickly became a flourishing port. If a plant or animal flourishes, it grows well or is healthy because the conditions are right for it. The plant flourishes particularly well in slightly harsher climes. Britain has the largest and most flourishing fox population in Europe. If you flourish an object, you wave it about in a way that makes people notice it. He flourished the glass to emphasize the point. He took his peaked cap from under his arm with a flourish and pulled it low over his eyes. noun If you do something with a flourish, you do in a showy way so that people notice it. She tended to finish dancing with a flourish. A flourish is a curly line or piece of decoration. He scrawled his name across the bill, underlining it with a showy flourish.
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cefr-level	C1

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