burgeoning

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English

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Verb

burgeoning

  1. present participle and gerund of burgeon

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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.
    • September 8 2022, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian:
      burgeoning royal expenditure had been negligently nodded through by a complacent government and a compliant parliament at a time of renewed austerity and unemployment.

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