Meaning of budding in English:

budding

Pronunciation /ˈbʌdɪŋ/

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adjective

1(of a plant) having or developing buds.
‘a budding chrysanthemum’
- ‘The warm spring wind whisped softly through the budding trees and played with the tears on her cheeks.’
- ‘It wasn't long before the children were spotting deer tracks, gopher burrows, butterflies, hornets' nests and budding flowers.’
- ‘As we sped past budding bushes it soon felt like we were approaching the countryside.’
- ‘The budding trees also offered Tufted Titmouse, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Eastern Phoebe, and Downy Woodpecker.’
- ‘The budding trees and the returning birds figure the transmigration of the soul so beautifully I wish that I could die and see the world again through infant eyes.’
- ‘Shayla cried holding her arms out and looking up at the canopy of budding tree branches.’
- ‘I want to picture the delightful birth of spring and its budding flowers and baby animals.’
- ‘Curious, he meandered over the small fence and then across the lawn, making room for himself between a small fir tree and another small budding shrub of some sort.’
- ‘Manor Café's patio fulfills the criteria handily, a serene oasis in the midst of huge budding trees behind the teeming arteries of 124th. St. and 102nd. Ave.’
- ‘Then I walked on, up the path, around the shrubs and budding trees, and back towards the keep of Four Stones.’
- ‘This new scent was pleasant like a budding flower.’
- ‘Life is just like a budding flower at the break of spring all over again.’
- ‘When I left, the morning was opening like a budding flower.’
- ‘Most signs of spring, like budding trees, are worth celebrating.’
- ‘I don't believe I truly understood that I could relax until I saw the grand white building of the Randolph family homestead through the budding trees ahead of me.’
- ‘The bench was under a few newly budding trees with little pink buds in front of the gray, dreary looking shallow pond.’
- ‘Figure 15 shows a relatively short stalk that has several pairs of short shoots and demonstrates how one budding structure can become a new growth direction for the stem.’
1. 1.1(of a body part) becoming larger as part of normal growth.
  ‘her budding breasts’
  ‘Clark's attitude toward his characters has never encroached on his love of gazing at their lean, budding bodies, and Ken Park is no different.’
  ‘Even if the budding breasts are all in my imagination, my swollen abdomen definitely isn't.’
  ‘Dwindling concentrations of hedgehog protein reached across the budding limb to shape the first two digits.’
  ‘The researchers then demonstrated that the interdigital tissue (ID) that lies between budding digits is responsible for instructing them as to what they will become.’
  ‘The Hoatzin chick features a rare anatomical feature two claws on each budding wing which help it grip branches and clamber about awkwardly.’
2. 1.2(of a person) beginning and showing signs of promise in a particular sphere.
  ‘budding young actors’
  ‘This year budding authors can choose from two excellent workshops with experienced writers.’
  ‘The event is a platform for budding dancers and promising choreographers.’
  ‘A new drama group in Westbury is on the lookout for budding dancers and actors to come along to auditions this weekend.’
  ‘We look askance at claims from budding writers or actors that they should be supported by Social Security payments.’
  ‘The hall was packed to the doors with parents, grandparents and friends of these young budding actors and actresses.’
  ‘It was to that laboratory that a young budding chemist from Lancaster directed his steps one autumn day in 1845.’
  ‘The performance includes many budding actors from the area and promises to be a very entertaining and enjoyable occasion.’
  ‘They are looking for budding dancers, singers and actors to join the cast and contribute to making this show a real blockbuster.’
  ‘The future looks bright for these budding scientists, even if they haven't yet decided what they want to do after high school.’
  ‘He disc-jockeyed in many parts of the continent and in Europe and currently has a record label that supports budding Zambian artists.’
  ‘The budding actors were hand-picked from hundreds of young hopefuls who auditioned for the parts at Kendal Town Hall earlier this year.’
  ‘The sanctuary currently hosts budding ornithologists from Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Germany, and Russia.’
  ‘Was there any sign yet of the budding historian?’
  ‘Right now, I have four young budding scientists with me in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica three young female undergraduates and one male graduate student.’
  ‘The series, which is designed for budding adventure racers, will continue in Squamish on April 25 with a tri-sport event at Alice Lake.’
  ‘The budding actors and actresses at Parklands had began preparing for their version of the musical Arabian Nights back in autumn when war was still only a remote possibility.’
  ‘Marly inherited a motel on rundown Delrona Beach from her father, but after the breakdown of her marriage and a failed relationship with a budding golf pro, her belief in fulfilment waned.’
  ‘This week I sat on a panel, run by the Theatre Investment Fund and the Society of London Theatre, that offers budding producers bursaries of up to £15,000.’
  ‘With the introduction of the Internet, electronic and computer games, etc, we have seen a reduction in the relative time spent by budding West Indian cricketers on the cricket field.’
  ‘Aimee is already part of the national World Class Start programme, designed to identify and nurture a small number of budding athletes who have the potential to compete against the best in the world.’
  promising, up-and-coming, rising, coming, in the making, aspiring, future, prospective, with potential
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3. 1.3Beginning and showing promising signs of continuing.
  ‘their budding relationship’
  ‘Why not continue to run it himself, and build on his budding reputation as a patriot?’
  ‘If the euro continues its sharp rise, a budding European recovery may well be its first victim.’
  ‘She was going back the next day and so was I, but I didn't want that to be the end of our budding relationship.’
  ‘Paul knows enough not to flaunt the budding relationship in front of Tip.’
  ‘Or should I just focus on making our budding relationship the best that it possibly can be?’
  ‘But that still left her with the problem of Josh and his budding relationship with her best friend.’
  ‘Griffin puts a bit more meat on the bone in the second half, which opens with a revelation that rocks the budding relationship.’
  ‘Directed by Julie Davis, Guy follows two budding parallel relationships.’
  ‘Worse still, the other men know it too: Molly's budding relationship with Boylan is evidently not a secret.’
  ‘Granados was eventually deported, and the paper's budding relationship with the Latino community tanked.’
  ‘Nino Rijo, Banhart's second 2004 release, continues his budding legacy in stunning fashion.’
  ‘Two salvageable moments from an otherwise wasted hour: the budding relationship between Nadia and Weiss is great.’
  ‘Don Jubilo and Don Emilio noticed their budding relationship.’
  ‘We show you how to successfully blend budding relationships with your lifelong friendships.’
  ‘This dichotomy is disturbing considering the next facet of the story: a budding relationship between Phoebe and Christopher.’
  ‘Back in Liberty Creek, Emily, Mrs. Pendergast, and Greta discuss the budding relationship between Jack and Madison.’
  ‘As the woman continues to slowly progress and a budding romance begins to take shape, Mike starts to dig around into the archives to learn the full story of Roman and Margaret.’
  ‘Hong Kong's budding economic recovery will continue to pick up steam so long as the government sticks to doing what many of its critics believe it does best - nothing.’
  ‘Erica Desmond's budding relationship with Kevin Gibson is complicated now that she knows Kevin is Ethan McNeill's new assistant DA.’
  ‘Suffice it to say that Vincent and Thelma will discover a lot about each other, and some of what they learn will threaten both their budding relationship and their chances of making it to Crete.’