budding

British  

/ ˈbʌdɪŋ /

adjective

1. at an early stage of development but showing promise or potential

   a budding genius

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budding Scientific  

/ bŭd′ĭng /

1. A form of asexual reproduction in living organisms in which new individuals form from outgrowths (buds) on the bodies of mature organisms. These outgrowths grow by means of mitotic cell division. Many simple multicellular animals such as hydras and unicellular organisms such as yeasts reproduce by budding.

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Example Sentences

“Your success will bring me greater joy. Going by your last report, we have a budding doctor in the family! Or lawyer! Isn’t it, Aku?”

From Literature

Pets, and pet allergies, can be a catastrophe for budding relationships.

From The Wall Street Journal

Things go off the rails when he says no matter what happens, someone’s getting a ring, which puts tension on the budding relationship.

From Los Angeles Times

Redford started the Sundance Institute, a nonprofit focused on independent artists, in 1981 and eventually took control of a budding festival that had begun in Salt Lake City a few years prior.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hennessy spoke to BBC Sport this week about her own journey from insecure schoolgirl to budding boxing champion, but she also tasted some early success on the football pitch too.

From BBC

Related Words

• burgeoning
• fledgling
• growing
• incipient
• nascent
• promising