adj
Meaning 1
That buds, grows or expands; developing.
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Standard Lemma guide
burgeoning
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Pronunciation
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Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɜː.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/
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Canada, General-American: /ˈbɝ.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: B ER1 JH AH0 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act of budding or sprouting.
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noun
Meaning 3
A bud or branch.
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noun
Meaning 4
A new growth or expansion of something.
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Usage: broadly
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verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of burgeon
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: burĝonanta — that buds, grows or expands
- German: aufkeimend — that buds, grows or expands
- German: wachsend — that buds, grows or expands
- German: sprießend — that buds, grows or expands
- Polish: pączkujący — that buds, grows or expands
- Polish: rozkwitający — that buds, grows or expands
- Polish: kiełkujący — that buds, grows or expands
- Serbo-Croatian: pupajući — that buds, grows or expands
- Serbo-Croatian: bujajući — that buds, grows or expands
- Swedish: spirande — that buds, grows or expands
- Esperanto: burĝonado — act of budding or sprouting
- German: Knospen — act of budding or sprouting
- German: Sprießen — act of budding or sprouting
- Polish: rozkwit — act of budding or sprouting
- Polish: pączkowanie — act of budding or sprouting
- Polish: kiełkowanie — act of budding or sprouting
- Polish: rozkwitanie — act of budding or sprouting
- Serbo-Croatian: pupanje — act of budding or sprouting
- Serbo-Croatian: bujanje — act of budding or sprouting
- Spanish: nacimiento — act of budding or sprouting
- Esperanto: burĝono — growth or expansion
- German: aufkeimend — growth or expansion
- German: sprießend — growth or expansion
- German: expandierend — growth or expansion
- German: boomend — growth or expansion
- German: wachsend — growth or expansion
- German: knospend — growth or expansion
- Italian: in crescita — growth or expansion
- Italian: in espansione — growth or expansion
- Polish: rozkwit — growth or expansion
- Polish: rozrost — growth or expansion
- Portuguese: broto — growth or expansion
- Spanish: crecimiento — growth or expansion
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