bud
was budding
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past progressiveof bud.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Jayson Tatum was budding into a superstar the month before the season shutdown, Kemba Walker and Jaylen Brown are big-time talents, and the team has a great coach and plenty of depth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2020
Yes, the theater scene here was budding, but film and television opportunities were few and far between.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2018
The spring beauty is a native wildflower that was budding more than two months early.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2017
Indeed, many an automobile worker learned about unions for the first time from the lips of the boss in 1933 when company unionism was budding under NRA's Section 7a.
From Time Magazine Archive
A reminder of a dream that was wilting even as it was budding.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
