What is the meaning of flourishing?

verb

• Grow vigorously.
  • usage: "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"
  • synonyms: boom, thrive, flourish, expand
• Make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance.
  • usage: "The new student is thriving"
  • synonyms: thrive, prosper, fly high, flourish
• Move or swing back and forth.
  • usage: "She waved her gun"
  • synonyms: brandish, flourish, wave

adjective

• Very lively and profitable.
  • usage: "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"
  • synonyms: booming, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving