flourish

nouns

a showy gesture
"she entered with a great flourish"
flourish
is a type of (narrower)
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
gesture, motion
an ornamental embellishment in writing
flourish
is a type of (narrower)
a superfluous ornament
embellishment
a display of ornamental speech or language
flourish
is a type of (narrower)
high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
"the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"
grandiloquence, grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, rhetoric
the act of waving
brandish, flourish
(music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
"he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"
fanfare, flourish, tucket

verbs

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