budding

/bədɪŋ/

/ˈbʌdɪŋ/

Other forms: buddings

Something that is described as budding is growing brand new buds. A budding rose bush is getting ready to burst into bloom. If you are in a budding romance, it is also just about to burst into a new phase of excitement. Ooh la la.

When a tree or flower is budding, it's showing signs of the branches and blossoms that will soon appear. The same is true of a person who's described as budding — if you're a budding filmmaker, you're new at making movies but already show great promise. Budding most likely comes from the Old French boter, "push forward or thrust."

Definitions of budding

1. adjective

   beginning to develop
   “a budding genius”

   synonyms:

   undeveloped

   not developed
2. noun

   reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
   type of:

   agamogenesis, asexual reproduction

   reproduction without the fusion of gametes