budding

/ ˈbʌdɪŋ /

adjective

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

   a budding genius

budding

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.

Example Sentences

When he made his 1975 blockbuster “Jaws,” Steven Spielberg was just 26 — a wunderkind director taking on a killer-shark thriller that nearly sank his budding career before launching him into Hollywood history.

From Los Angeles Times

Musically, it's a breathless, colourful sprint through a night out, full of conversational asides and budding romance.

From BBC

With their three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres, the Dodgers proved they are deeper and more focused than their budding NL West rivals.

From Los Angeles Times

It had been intended to exhibit the late Sir Ken's vast personal collection of artefacts and joke books, as well as providing performance spaces for budding entertainers.

From BBC

On one occasion, he found himself in a touring production of The Long and the Short and the Tall alongside another budding actor named Michael Caine, with whom he would later share a flat.

From BBC

Related Words

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