bud
is budding
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present progressiveof bud (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Also likely to be seen at the G20 summit is budding closeness of U.S.-India ties in light of a shared concern about China’s military and economic assertiveness.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
“You know, one who is trying to balance being a mom, being a daughter, being the head of her department — and also navigating what is potentially a friendship that is budding into romance.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2021
But a fear is budding that even when the pandemic has passed, the economy may not provide the jobs it once did.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2020
A threat is budding in Milwaukee, led by “Greek Freak” Giannis Antetokounmpo, but the Bucks figure to be a year away from serious contention.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 16, 2017
Here food all living is budding, E'en from the side of the tomb Hope will not vanish away.
From The Poems of Goethe Translated in the original metres by Edgar Alfred Bowring
