burgeon
or bour·geon
- to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.
- to begin to grow, as a bud; put forth buds, shoots, etc., as a plant (often followed by out, forth).
- to put forth, as buds.
- a bud; sprout.
Origin of burgeon
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sprout, prosper, snowball, flower, bud, mushroom, blossom, increase, thrive, grow, expandExamples from the Web for burgeoning
Contemporary Examples of burgeoning
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Historical Examples of burgeoning
There was a burgeoning within him of strange feelings and unwonted impulses.
White FangJack London
He is also a blooming, blossoming, burgeoning Ass, and he doesn't know it.
The MerryweathersLaura E. Richards
Something inside him was changing, burgeoning in strange and disturbing growth.
Pet FarmRoger Dee
Other factors served to enhance the burgeoning dairy industry.
Frying Pan FarmElizabeth Brown Pryor
She was overcome with shame and with the mystery of her own burgeoning womanhood.
Martin EdenJack London
burgeon
bourgeon
- (often foll by forth or out) (of a plant) to sprout (buds)
- (intr ; often foll by forth or out) to develop or grow rapidly; flourish
- a bud of a plant
Word Origin for burgeon
Word Origin and History for burgeoning
burgeon
early 14c., "grow, sprout, blossom," from Anglo-French burjuner, Old French borjoner "to bud, sprout," from borjon "a bud, shoot, pimple" (Modern French bourgeon), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *burrionem (nominative *burrio), from Late Latin burra "flock of wool," itself of uncertain origin. Some sources (Kitchin, Gamillscheg) say either the French word or the Vulgar Latin one is from Germanic. The English verb is perhaps instead a native development from burjoin (n.) "a bud" (c.1300), from Old French. Related: Burgeoned; burgeoning.