budding

adjective

bud·​ding ˈbə-diŋ How to pronounce budding (audio)
: being in an early stage of development
budding novelists

Examples of budding in a Sentence

her budding career as a lawyer the budding romance between the coworkers was the talk of the office
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For the past few months, the politician has made waves as his budding relationship with Perry continues to heat up. Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025 Boakye tracks the budding fusion industry closely and said the growth in companies and the diversity of funding behind them are helping to shrink the timeline toward commercial development through a range of technological approaches. Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 Each had budding professional and academic careers. Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025 Ted is optimistic that this budding romance is the beginning of his Christmas comeback, but his looming holiday bad luck still has a few curveballs in store for him. Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for budding

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1586, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of budding was circa 1586

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“Budding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/budding. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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