burgeoning

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜː.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈbɝ.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/

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Verb

burgeoning

1. present participle and gerund of burgeon

Derived terms

• burgeoningly

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.

Translations

act of budding or sprouting

• Esperanto: burĝonado sg
• German: Knospen (de) n, Sprießen n
• Serbo-Croatian: pupanje (sh), bujanje
• Spanish: nacimiento (es) m

growth or expansion

• Esperanto: burĝono sg
• German: aufkeimend (de), sprießend (de), expandierend (de), boomend (de), wachsend (de), knospend (de)
• Italian: in crescita, in espansione
• Portuguese: broto (pt) m
• Spanish: crecimiento (es) m

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], archived from the original on 14 February 2025:

     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^[2], archived from the original on 16 July 2025:

     Among those who study authoritarian regimes, a consensus has emerged that [US president Donald Trump's] early moves display common characteristics of burgeoning autocracies.

Translations

that buds, grows or expands

• Esperanto: burĝonanta sg
• German: aufkeimend (de), wachsend (de), sprießend (de)
• Serbo-Croatian: pupajući, bujajući
• Swedish: spirande (sv)