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budding en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbʌdiŋ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Beginning to develop.
    • The most surprising thing was to discover that each job had its little tricks, peculiarities that had been learned in the experience of years, and one of the really pleasing features was the unlimited patience and kindliness of the chargehands and fitters, who would go to great lengths to teach the budding engineer all they themselves knew. 1944 September and October, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 283:
    • Council's tip shops in Acacia Ridge and Geebung are treasure troves for everyone from budding home stylists to outdoor enthusiasts. 2021 February 1, Living in Brisbane, Brisbane, page 7:
    • He's a budding deejay.
    • What began as something loose and exploratory, from a budding musician who’s been writing songs since early adolescence, suddenly carried weight. 2026 July 6, Johnathan Cohen, “Violet Grohl Finds Her Own Frequency”, in SPIN, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2026:

Deriveds

nonbudding

Translations (18)

de angehend (Translations) · es brotante (Translations) · de in Entwicklung (Translations) · bg обещаващ (Translations) · de knospend (Translations) · no framtidig (Translations) · kmr gopikkirin (Translations) · no tillkommende (Translations) · sv spirande (Translations) · es emergente (Translations) · es incipiente (Translations) · es en ciernes (Translations) · hu bimbózás (Translations) · de kommend (Translations) · no fremtidig (Translations) · de im Erblühen (Translations) · fr en herbe (Translations) · de aufkeimend (Translations)

budding en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbʌdiŋ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The development of buds on a plant.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The practice of uniting a single scion bud with rootstock or bark.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The result of this practice.
    • Whatever the mode of origin, buddings from a particular bud-parent have been found to agree in habit and general characteristics, while all buddings develop similar features which distinguish them from seedling trees. 1956, Rubber Journal, volume 131, page 232:

Forms

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buddings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

disbudding

Synonyms

bud grafting

budding en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbʌdiŋ/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of bud
    form of bud