burgeoning
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈbɜː.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈbɝː.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/
Audio (US) (file)
Verb[edit]
burgeoning
- present participle and gerund of burgeon
Noun[edit]
burgeoning (plural burgeonings)
- The act of budding or sprouting.
- A bud or branch.
- (by extension) A new growth or expansion of something.
Translations[edit]
act of budding or sprouting
growth or expansion
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Adjective[edit]
burgeoning (comparative more burgeoning, superlative most burgeoning)
- That buds, grows or expands; developing.
- September 8 2022, 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.