How to pronounce "flourishing"

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At any given moment, we humans have two choices

or two spirals that are available to us.

The first is the toilet vortex.

The toilet vortex might start like this.

You're picking on yourself because

you don't like the way you look in the mirror.

You're unhappy with your level of productivity

or you have failed to achieve ketosis, whatever.

And then you take that out on other people

and then you are feeling more miserable,

and then down you go.

The vastly superior alternative is what

I call the cheesy upward spiral.

As your inner weather gets balmier,

that shows up in your relationships with other people.

And because relationships are probably

the most important variable when it comes to human flourishing,

your inner weather improves even further

and up you go. And that is the whole point here.

Self-love, properly understood, not as narcissism,

but as having your own back, is not selfish.

It makes you better at loving other people.

And that makes you more generous and more available.

Phonetic Breakdown of "flourishing"

Learn how to break down "flourishing" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.

flour-ish-ing

3 syllables

Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:

/ˈflʌɹɪʃɪŋ/

/ˈflɝɪʃɪŋ/

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IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:

F L ER1 IH0 SH IH0 NG

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Definition of "flourishing"

Pronunciation: /ˈflʌɹɪʃɪŋ/

Verb

To thrive or grow well.

Example: "The barley flourished in the warm weather."
To prosper or fare well.

Example: "The cooperation flourished as the customers rushed in the business."
To be in a period of greatest influence.

Example: "His writing flourished before the war."
To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
To make bold, sweeping movements with.

Example: "They flourished the banner as they stormed the palace."
To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.
To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.
To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.
To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.
To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.
To boast; to vaunt; to brag.

Noun

The action of the verb flourish; flowering.

Adjective

Growing, thriving, doing well

Example: "a flourishing economy"