flourishing

adj

1. Growing, thriving, prospering.

   “a flourishing economy”

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of flourish

noun

1. An act or instance of thriving or flowering.
2. A bold, sweeping movement.

   “Maud took an active part in the drive, and with her cries and flourishings of the broken oar was of considerable assistance. I noticed, though, that whenever one looked tired and lagged, she let it slip past. But I noticed, also, whenever one, with a show of fight, tried to break past, that her eyes glinted and showed bright, and she rapped it smartly with her club.”

3. A period of greatest influence.
4. A boasting or bragging.
5. The brandishing of a weapon.