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burgeoning

UK/ˈbɜː.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ//ˈbɝ.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/

burgeoning is the present participle and gerund of burgeon.

Noun

burgeoning (plural burgeonings)

  1. The act of budding or sprouting.
  2. A bud or branch.
  3. (broadly) A new growth or expansion of something.

Meaning of burgeon

Verb

burgeon (third-person singular simple present burgeons, present participle burgeoning, simple past and past participle burgeoned)

  1. (intransitive) To grow or expand.
    • Gradually, the town burgeoned into a thriving city.
    Synonyms:
    blossom, expand, grow, sprout
  2. (intransitive) To swell to the point of bursting.
  3. (archaic, intransitive) Of plants, to bloom, bud.
    Synonyms:
    blossom, bud, green, sprout

See all 4 meanings of burgeon

Adjective

burgeoning (comparative more burgeoning, superlative most burgeoning)

  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.2022 September 8, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 14 Feb 2025
    • Among those who study authoritarian regimes, a consensus has emerged that [US president Donald Trump's] early moves display common characteristics of burgeoning autocracies.2025 May 9, Cameron Joseph, “They’ve watched democracies fail. They see it happening under Trump.”, in The Christian Science Monitor, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2025

Forms of burgeoning

Noun
pluralburgeonings
Adjective
comparativemore burgeoning
superlativemost burgeoning

Words formed from burgeoning

Questions about burgeoning

What does burgeoning mean?
Burgeoning means the act of budding or sprouting.
What is burgeoning the present participle and gerund of?
Burgeoning is the present participle and gerund of burgeon.
What part of speech is burgeoning?
Burgeoning can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce burgeoning?
Burgeoning is pronounced /ˈbɜː.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of burgeoning?
The plural of burgeoning is burgeonings.

Words near burgeoning in the dictionary

  1. burgeois
  2. burgeon
  3. burgeoned
  4. burgeonest
  5. burgeoneth
  6. burgeoning
  7. burgeoningly
  8. burgeonings
  9. burgeons
  10. burger
  11. burger bar

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Adapted from Wiktionary: burgeoning (page history and authors); burgeon (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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