burgeoning

English

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Verb

burgeoning

  1. present participle and gerund of burgeon

Derived terms

Noun

burgeoning (plural burgeonings)

  1. The act of budding or sprouting.
  2. A bud or branch.
  3. (by extension) A new growth or expansion of something.

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Adjective

burgeoning (comparative more burgeoning, superlative most burgeoning)

  1. That buds, grows or expands; developing.
    • 2022 September 8, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      burgeoning royal expenditure had been negligently nodded through by a complacent government and a compliant parliament at a time of renewed austerity and unemployment.
    • 2025 May 9, Cameron Joseph, “They’ve watched democracies fail. They see it happening under Trump.”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
      Among those who study authoritarian regimes, a consensus has emerged that [US president Donald Trump's] early moves display common characteristics of burgeoning autocracies.

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