Budding
/ˈbʌdɪŋ/
adjectiveBeginner📊CommonGeneral
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Definitions
1
Beginning to develop or grow; showing early signs of promise.
/ˈbʌdɪŋ/
adjectivepositiveBeginner
General
Beginning to develop or show promise.
She's a budding entrepreneur with some great ideas.
💡 Simply: Just starting to grow or develop.
More Examples
2
His budding career as a musician is taking off.
How It's Used
General
"He's a budding artist with a promising future."
Business
"The company is a budding enterprise in the tech industry."
From Middle English *budden, from Old English *buddian, related to *budde ('a bud').
The word 'budding' has been used in a similar sense since the Middle English period.
Memory tip
Think of a bud on a plant, starting to grow into a flower.
Word Origin
LanguageOld English
Original meaning
"to sprout, to bud"
budding talentbudding writerbudding entrepreneur
Common misspellings
budingbuddin
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