Antonyms for burgeoning

Grammar : Verb

Spell : bur-juhn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɜr dʒən

Definition of burgeoning

Origin : 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.

verb bloom

Example sentences :

There was a burgeoning within him of strange feelings and unwonted impulses.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

He is also a blooming, blossoming, burgeoning Ass, and he doesn't know it.
Extract from : « The Merryweathers » by Laura E. Richards

Something inside him was changing, burgeoning in strange and disturbing growth.
Extract from : « Pet Farm » by Roger Dee

Other factors served to enhance the burgeoning dairy industry.
Extract from : « Frying Pan Farm » by Elizabeth Brown Pryor

She was overcome with shame and with the mystery of her own burgeoning womanhood.
Extract from : « Martin Eden » by Jack London

There was another force, subtle and exacting: the girl's burgeoning womanhood.
Extract from : « Kenny » by Leona Dalrymple

So out of these moods there began the burgeoning of new plans in his mind.
Extract from : « Love's Pilgrimage » by Upton Sinclair

Just as the spring brought forth a burgeoning activity, so did things happen with a rush in the fall.
Extract from : « Frying Pan Farm » by Elizabeth Brown Pryor

Overhead, the sky of this World with a Thousand Moons was burgeoning into its full glory.
Extract from : « The World with a Thousand Moons » by Edmond Hamilton

At eighteen one does so pathetically try to feed the burgeoning life with the husks of polite accomplishment.
Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit

Synonyms for burgeoning

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