budding

adjective

bud·​ding ˈbə-diŋ How to pronounce budding (audio)
Synonyms of buddingnext
: being in an early stage of development
budding novelists

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her budding career as a lawyer the budding romance between the coworkers was the talk of the office
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Alysha Burney, a social media influencer and budding comedian with over 5 million followers across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, tragically died in Mexico on Sunday (Mar. 2)—just 1 day before her 25th birthday. — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 11 Mar. 2025 The developments Tuesday marked a slight deescalation in a budding trade war between the U.S. and Canada after the U.S. imposed 25% tariffs on imports from Canada. — Michelle Stoddart, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2025 Management could focus on further expanding budding lucrative businesses. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025 Back in the Before Times, the pre-streaming era, budding young cinephiles learned about classic movies the old-fashioned way, by staying up past their bedtimes and tuning in to The Late, Late Show. — Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for budding

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1586, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of budding was circa 1586

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