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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Netflix’s Forever series starring Simone and Michael Cooper Jr. unfolds as a contemporary, budding love story between two shy teenagers who have vibrant dreams set in Los Angeles. Malik Peay, Essence, 12 June 2025 Of course, Gilgeous-Alexander won the NBA MVP award this season and Haliburton has emerged as a budding superstar. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025 Diggs and Brandt will both also serve as executive producers on the TV-movie, while Garcia will play Sofia, Kelly’s best friend who grows suspicious of the budding relationship. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 June 2025 Those roles, which as a reminder were contested by around 32,000 budding actors, have been handed to Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton by the HBO franchise’s casting supremo, Lucy Bevan. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 May 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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