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Synonyms & Antonyms of budding
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beginning to come into existence
- the budding romance between the coworkers was the talk of the office
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budding
verb
present participle of bud
Synonyms & Antonyms of budding (Entry 2 of 2)
as in blossoming, blooming
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- drying up,
- fading,
- shriveling
- (or shrivelling),
- wilting,
- withering
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“Budding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budding. Accessed 25 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of budding was circa 1586
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