thriving
UK/ˈθɹaɪ.vɪŋ/
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thriving adjective: that thrives; successful; flourishing or prospering. Also the present participle and gerund of thrive.
Adjective
thriving (comparative more thriving, superlative most thriving)
- That thrives; successful; flourishing or prospering.
- thriving shop
- thriving community
- Synonyms:
- fortunate, prosperous, successful
Noun
thriving (plural thrivings)
Also used as
thriving is also the present participle and gerund of thrive.
thriving meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Thai
thriving in Hindi
- flourishing
- संपन्न sampann
thriving in Tamil
- செழித்தோங்குகிறது
thriving in Thai
- flourishing
- รุ่งโรจน์ rûng-rôot, รุ่งเรือง rûng-rʉʉang, เจริญ jà-rəən
Examples of thriving in a sentence
- We were thriving when Bill was at the wheel, but since the new CEO has started things have been going south.
- Gradually, the town burgeoned into a thriving city.
- She ran a thriving medical practice.
Synonyms of thriving
Forms of thriving
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more thriving |
| superlative | most thriving |
| Noun | |
| plural | thrivings |
Words formed from thriving
Words that rhyme with thriving
Questions about thriving
- What does thriving mean?
- Thriving means that thrives; successful; flourishing or prospering.
- What is thriving in Hindi?
- Thriving in Hindi is संपन्न (sampann). See Thriving meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is thriving?
- Thriving can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce thriving?
- Thriving is pronounced /ˈθɹaɪ.vɪŋ/ (UK).
Words near thriving in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: thriving (page history and authors); thriving (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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