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- pronunciation:
- buhr
jihn
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
burgeons, burgeoning, burgeoned |
| definition 1: |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often fol. by "out" or "forth").
She was pleased to see that her new plants were burgeoning forth.- synonyms:
- germinate, pullulate, sprout
- similar words:
- bloom, blossom, bud, develop, effloresce, flourish, flower, grow, rise, shoot, take root, thrive
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| definition 2: |
to grow or develop quickly.
New industries are burgeoning under the country's new leadership.As he gained hands-on experience in the field, his skills burgeoned.- synonyms:
- bloom, blossom, flourish, luxuriate, sprout, thrive
- similar words:
- augment, develop, germinate, grow, improve, mature, mushroom, proliferate, spring, wax
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| related words: |
boom, enlarge, green, increase, prosper, rise, root, spring, swell |
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