All 4 Uses of
flourish
in
Great Expectations
- Upon which he put down his head, blew a cloud of smoke out of his nose, and vanished with a kick-up of his hind-legs and a flourish of his tail.†
Chpt 3
- "Both flourishing thankye," said Wemmick, "and particularly the Aged.†
Chpt 32 *
- It was on my lips to ask him what he was tried for, but he took up a knife, gave it a flourish, and with the words, "And what I done is worked out and paid for!" fell to at his breakfast.†
Chpt 40
- He looked rather sly when I mentioned Miss Skiffins, and stopped in the street to blow his nose, with a roll of the head, and a flourish not quite free from latent boastfulness.†
Chpt 48
Definition:
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(flourish as in: the business is flourishing) to thrive (grow or develop well)