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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
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 Since making her first public appearance with Phillips in early 2024, Sperling has proven herself a budding style icon. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Apr. 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
  • The company has also invested in nascent technological areas.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
  • At a time when the nascent feminist movement was largely associated with White, middle-class women, Steinem made race and social class central to her thought and writing.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of nascent
Verb
  • 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
  • The Angels also would prefer not to replace Soriano from a blossoming corps of young arms.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of blossoming
Adjective
  • Doue’s initial double movement and left-footed dink into space are not easily replicated.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The strategy gives Covenant several paths to scale Anthem beyond its initial US production base.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of initial
Verb
  • Google and Meta have their own agendas, and the burgeoning open-source community has a bustling new entrant in Nvidia.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Moonlight follows a young African-American man who grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of burgeoning
Adjective
  • Jarren Duran hit his 20th homer, a solo shot on the first pitch from Grayson Rodriguez (4-7), to spark a four-run second inning for Boston, which improved to an MLB-best 34-17 since the All-Star break.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The first full weekend of college football closed Monday night (eventually), and there was plenty to learn, especially given this was our first glimpse at most 2027 NFL Draft prospects.
    — Dane Brugler, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of first
Verb
  • Pruning Hydrangeas Choosing the right time to prune your hydrangea for size and shape keeps the shrub healthy and flowering dependably every year.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Dragon fruit is ready to pick from July through October, 30-50 days after flowering.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 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
  • The plants usually begin blooming in late summer or early fall and continue for four to six weeks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Nearby Locomotive Springs, named for the noise of the water that once rushed up from the earth, is now a stagnant pond with green algae blooming at its edges.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of blooming

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