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burgeoning en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɜː.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈbɝ.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. That buds, grows or expands; developing.
    • Among those who study authoritarian regimes, a consensus has emerged that [US president Donald Trump's] early moves display common characteristics of burgeoning autocracies. 2025 May 9, Cameron Joseph, “They’ve watched democracies fail. They see it happening under Trump.”, in The Christian Science Monitor, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2025:
    • burgeoning royal expenditure had been negligently nodded through by a complacent government and a compliant parliament at a time of renewed austerity and unemployment. 2022 September 8, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 14 Feb 2025:

Forms

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more burgeoning Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most burgeoning Degree=Sup lexicographic

Translations (10)

sh bujajući (that buds, grows or expands) · de wachsend (that buds, grows or expands) · eo burĝonanta (that buds, grows or expands) · de aufkeimend (that buds, grows or expands) · de sprießend (that buds, grows or expands) · sv spirande (that buds, grows or expands) · sh pupajući (that buds, grows or expands) · pl kiełkujący (that buds, grows or expands) · pl pączkujący (that buds, grows or expands) · pl rozkwitający (that buds, grows or expands)

burgeoning en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɜː.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈbɝ.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. The act of budding or sprouting.
  2. A bud or branch.
  3. (broadly) A new growth or expansion of something.

Forms

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burgeonings Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (23)

de expandierend (growth or expansion) · it in crescita (growth or expansion) · pl kiełkowanie (act of budding or sprouting) · pl pączkowanie (act of budding or sprouting) · de wachsend (growth or expansion) · de Sprießen (act of budding or sprouting) · pt broto (growth or expansion) · sh bujanje (act of budding or sprouting) · de sprießend (growth or expansion) · eo burĝonado (act of budding or sprouting) · pl rozrost (growth or expansion) · it in espansione (growth or expansion) · es nacimiento (act of budding or sprouting) · eo burĝono (growth or expansion) · pl rozkwit (growth or expansion) · pl rozkwit (act of budding or sprouting) · de Knospen (act of budding or sprouting) · sh pupanje (act of budding or sprouting) · de boomend (growth or expansion) · de knospend (growth or expansion) · pl rozkwitanie (act of budding or sprouting) · es crecimiento (growth or expansion) · de aufkeimend (growth or expansion)

burgeoning en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɜː.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈbɝ.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (US) audio

Meanings

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

Deriveds

burgeoningly