flourish

/ˈflər-ish/

Middle English florisshen "to put forth flowers, bloom, grow luxuriantly, prosper, brandish (a weapon)," borrowed from Anglo-French floriss-, stem of florir, flurir "to bloom, grow abundantly, thrive," going back to Vulgar Latin *flōrīre, restructuring of Latin flōrēscere "to begin to flower, increase in vigor," inchoative derivative of flōrēre "to bloom, prosper, be at the peak of one's powers," stative verbal derivative of flōr-, flōs

verb

  1. to grow luxuriantly : thrive

  2. to achieve success : prosper

  3. to be in a state of activity or production

swing wave flourish brandish thrash mean to wield or cause to move to and fro or up and down. swing implies regular or uniform movement. wave usually implies smooth or continuous motion.

noun

  1. an act or instance of brandishing or waving

  2. a florid bit of speech or writing

  3. an ornamental stroke in writing or printing