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budding

Syllables: bud·ding/ˈbʌdiŋ/

budding adjective: beginning to develop. Also the present participle and gerund of bud.

Adjective

budding (not comparable)

  1. Beginning to develop.
    • He's a budding deejay.
    • The most surprising thing was to discover that each job had its little tricks, peculiarities that had been learned in the experience of years, and one of the really pleasing features was the unlimited patience and kindliness of the chargehands and fitters, who would go to great lengths to teach the...1944 September and October, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 283

Noun

budding (countable and uncountable, plural buddings)

  1. The development of buds on a plant.
  2. The practice of uniting a single scion bud with rootstock or bark.
    Synonyms:
    bud grafting
  3. The result of this practice.
    • Whatever the mode of origin, buddings from a particular bud-parent have been found to agree in habit and general characteristics, while all buddings develop similar features which distinguish them from seedling trees.1956, Rubber Journal, volume 131, page 232

Also used as

budding is also the present participle and gerund of bud.

Examples of budding in a sentence

  • Council's tip shops in Acacia Ridge and Geebung are treasure troves for everyone from budding home stylists to outdoor enthusiasts.2021 February 1, Living in Brisbane, Brisbane, page 7:
  • What began as something loose and exploratory, from a budding musician who’s been writing songs since early adolescence, suddenly carried weight.2026 July 6, Johnathan Cohen, “Violet Grohl Finds Her Own Frequency”, in SPIN, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2026:

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Synonyms of budding

Forms of budding

pluralbuddings

Words formed from budding

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Words that rhyme with budding

Questions about budding

What does budding mean?
Budding means beginning to develop.
How do you use budding in a sentence?
Council's tip shops in Acacia Ridge and Geebung are treasure troves for everyone from budding home stylists to outdoor enthusiasts.
What part of speech is budding?
Budding can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce budding?
Budding is pronounced /ˈbʌdiŋ/.

Words near budding in the dictionary

  1. buddied
  2. buddied up
  3. buddies
  4. buddies up
  5. buddiness
  6. budding
  7. budding off
  8. budding out
  9. budding up
  10. buddings
  11. Buddington

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