burgeoning

• (UK, General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜː.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈbɝː.d͡ʒə.nɪŋ/

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burgeoning

1. present participle and gerund of burgeon

burgeoning (plural burgeonings)

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

burgeoning (comparative more burgeoning, superlative most burgeoning)

1. That buds, grows or expands; developing.
   • September 8 2022, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian‎:

     burgeoning royal expenditure had been negligently nodded through by a complacent government and a compliant parliament at a time of renewed austerity and unemployment.