budding

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʌdɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbʌdɪŋ/

From the verb bud: (⇒ conjugate)
budding is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
v pres p

budding
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Synonyms:
maturing, developing Collocations, growing Collocations, incipient, about to bloom, fresh Collocations, shooting up, burgeoning, opening Collocations, blossoming, putting forth shoots, vegetating, flowering, blooming, promising Collocations, aspiring, young Collocations, pubescent, sprouting, germinating, pullulating, immature Collocations, latent, embryonic, in bud, bursting forth, beginning to grow, nascent, fledgling, potential Collocations, in the making, up-and-coming


bud
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Sense: Noun: undeveloped plant
Synonyms:
shoot Collocations, germ, blossom Collocations, sprout Collocations, flower Collocations, flower bud, leaf bud
Sense: Verb: start to grow
Synonyms:
bloom Collocations, blossom Collocations, flourish Collocations, germinate, sprout Collocations, shoot up, grow Collocations, develop Collocations, flower Collocations, come into flower, open Collocations
Sense: Noun: friend - slang
Synonyms:
friend Collocations, pal Collocations, buddy Collocations, mate Collocations (UK), chum, bro (slang), brother Collocations (slang), bruh (UK, slang)
Sense: Noun: marijuana
Synonyms:
marijuana, pot Collocations (informal), weed Collocations (informal), ganja (informal), dope Collocations (informal), cannabis, grass Collocations (informal), reefer (informal), herb (informal), chronic (informal)


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