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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

burgeoning

/ˈbɝ.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/

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What does burgeoning mean?

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of burgeon

noun

  1. The act of budding or sprouting.
  2. A bud or branch.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. A new growth or expansion of something.

adjective

  1. That buds, grows or expands; developing.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈbɝ.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/

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PALAEMON Say on then, since on the greensward we sit, And now is burgeoning both field and tree; Now is the forest green, and now the year At fairest.
VirgilThe Bucolics and EcloguesProject Gutenberg ebook #230