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budding

/ˈbʌdiŋ/noun, verb, adjective2 syllables

Budding means: develop buds.

Synonyms for budding3

verb, as in develop buds

bud

verb, as in start to grow or develop

bud

adjective, as in beginning to develop

undeveloped

also used for budding

bud grafting

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What does budding mean?4

verb

1

develop buds“The hibiscus is budding!”

2

start to grow or develop“a budding friendship”

adjective

1

beginning to develop“a budding genius”

noun

1

reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with budding?1

two syllables

flooding
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Budding in a sentence

  • The cold weather may keep the plants from budding.CK
  • The budding of the peach tree is very beautiful.sharris123
  • This is both a dream coming true and a budding hope.Nicat
  • The trees are budding early this year.CK
  • Is Algeria a budding regional power in the Mediterranean region?Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of budding

as a noun

plural
buddings