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- [buhd]
- /bʌd/
- /ˈbʌd.ɪŋ/
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- [buhd]
- /bʌd/
Definitions of budding word
- adjective budding If you describe someone as, for example, a budding businessman or a budding artist, you mean that they are starting to succeed or become interested in business or art. 3
- adjective budding You use budding to describe a situation that is just beginning. 3
- adjective budding at an early stage of development but showing promise or potential 3
- noun budding a type of asexual reproduction in which a new individual or branch develops from an outgrowth on the body of a plant or certain lower animals 3
- noun budding Botany. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud) an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant. 1
- noun budding Zoology. (in certain animals of low organization) a prominence that develops into a new individual, sometimes permanently attached to the parent and sometimes becoming detached; gemma. 1
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Origin of budding
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English budde bud, spray, pod; akin to German Hagebutte hip, Old Norse budda purse, dialectal Swedish bodd head, Dutch buidel bag, purse, Middle Low German buddich swollen
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Parts of speech for Budding
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budding popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
budding usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for budding
adj budding
- incipient — beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage: an incipient cold.
- promising — giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well: a promising young man; a promising situation.
- growing — becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity: growing discontent among industrial workers.
- fledgling — a young bird just fledged.
- maturing — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
Antonyms for budding
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