n. A clouded or smoked appearance on the surface of varnish; bloom.n. In dyeing, the addition of an agent, usually stannous chlorid, to the dye-bath, toward the end of the operation, for the purpose of rendering the color lighter and brighter. Also called brightening.Blossoming; flowering; showing blooms.Glowing as with youthful vigor; showing the freshness and beauty of youth.Flourishing; showing high or the highest perfection or prosperity.Great; full-blown; ‘blessed,’ ‘blamed,’ ‘darned,’ etc.: as, he talked like a blooming idiot.n. In metallurgy, same as shingling.