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adjective

ˈbə-diŋ How to pronounce budding (audio)
Definition of buddingnext
as in nascent
beginning to come into existence the budding romance between the coworkers was the talk of the office

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budding

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verb

present participle of bud
as in blossoming

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Recent Examples of budding
Adjective
He was traded to Washington in a blockbuster deal that sent budding star Juan Soto to the Padres. — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026 The service Being hired at the Four Seasons is almost a rite of passage for budding Jordanian hoteliers who see this prestigious assignment as a stepping stone to some of the world’s other leading hotels. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Below him, there’s some budding depth from Emmitt Finnie and some veteran help from Andrew Copp. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 2 June 2026 Free agent signee Ehlers has complemented resident offensive leaders Sebastian Aho, Andrei Svechnikov and budding star Seth Jarvis well. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for budding
Recent Examples of Synonyms for budding
  1. nascent
  2. blossoming
  3. initial
  4. burgeoning
  5. first
  6. flowering
  7. incipient
  8. blooming
Adjective
  • At the time, Truell hadn’t founded a company; but three years later, the venture capitalist persuaded her firm, BoxGroup, to invest in the Gen Z engineering savant’s nascent business.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In a conference call on Thursday after the market close, chief financial officer Armelle Poulou was peppered with questions about designer changes, with analysts expressing fears this would delay the group’s nascent recovery.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of nascent
Verb
  • The Jaguars offense is wayyy better than what the Bengals just faced, led by a blossoming Trevor Lawrence.
    — J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Now the extraordinary, blossoming Matisse faces in the direction of the original site for which it was designed, like a living memory.
    — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of blossoming
Adjective
  • Court records show that the investigation into the initial allegations was inconclusive.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The progress came roughly a year after the program received funding for its initial engineering, manufacturing and development phase.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of initial
Verb
  • China is considering export controls that could check the global spread of its AI models and chips, as Beijing increases oversight of its burgeoning tech sector.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Robert Stephenson’s burgeoning locomotive system was the perfect early adopter of this revolutionary communications network.
    — Mike McRae October 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of burgeoning
Adjective
  • Ukraine received no warning from its partners ahead of the first wave of attacks, and information about a second wave arrived too late for air raid sirens to be activated in time, air force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said on national television.
    — SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The model became the first real hit in the emerging athletic shoe industry.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of first
Verb
  • Pinch off leaves for your cooking at least once a week to keep the plant from flowering.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2026
  • As for the blooming, poinsettias’ growing tips produce a flowering hormone that is destroyed by light.
    — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of flowering
Adjective
  • My ‘Deborah Vance Show senior writer’ persona was kind of a rude complainer with an incipient alcohol problem.
    — Merrill Markoe, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Yet people in Venezuela saw few indications of an incipient transition.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of incipient
Verb
  • At that moment, the blooming onion arrived along with another Glenlivet.
    — Larry Padgett, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Design was an important factor in planning the weekend, with blooming florals from Stoneblossom, custom illustrations by Champagne and Ink, and transformative décor crafted by Ryan Designs.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of blooming

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