flowering Syllabification: (flow·er·ing)Pronunciation: /ˈflou(-ə)riNG/Translate flowering | into French | into German | into Italian Definition of flowering adjective (of a plant) in bloom:a basket of flowering plants capable of producing flowers, especially in contrast to a similar plant with the flowers inconspicuous or absent:flowering dogwood [in combination] producing flowers at a specified time or of a specified type:winter-flowering heathersflowering in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of flowering in the British & World English dictionary