Burgeoning
/ˈbɜː.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of budding or sprouting.
- 2 A bud or branch.
- 3 A new growth or expansion of something. broadly
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of burgeon form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 That buds, grows or expands; developing.
"burgeoning royal expenditure had been negligently nodded through by a complacent government and a compliant parliament at a time of renewed austerity and unemployment."
Adjective
- 1 very lively and profitable wordnet
Example
More examples"The empire expanded eastward, in search of resources for its burgeoning textile industry."