Both Uses of
flourish
in
The War of the Worlds
- All about me gathered the invisible terrors of the Martians; that pitiless sword of heat seemed whirling to and fro, flourishing overhead before it descended and smote me out of life.†
Chpt 1.7 *
- One on the extreme left, the remotest that is, flourished a huge case high in the air, and the ghostly, terrible Heat-Ray I had already seen on Friday night smote towards Chertsey, and struck the town.†
Chpt 1.12
Definition:
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(flourish as in: the business is flourishing) to thrive (grow or develop well)