Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of burgeon
comparative more burgeoning · superlative most burgeoning
- That buds, grows or expands; developing.
burgeoning royal expenditure had been negligently nodded through by a complacent government and a compliant parliament at a time of renewed austerity and unemployment.
2022 September 8, Stephen Bates, “Queen Elizabeth II obituary”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 14 Feb 20251 more example
Among those who study authoritarian regimes, a consensus has emerged that [US president Donald Trump's] early moves display common characteristics of burgeoning autocracies.
2025 May 9, Cameron Joseph, “They’ve watched democracies fail. They see it happening under Trump.”, in The Christian Science Monitor, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2025
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivevery lively and profitable
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Esperanto burĝonado, burĝono
- burĝonadoact of budding or sprouting
- burĝonogrowth or expansion
- burĝonantathat buds, grows or expands
German Knospen, Sprießen
- Knospenact of budding or sprouting
- Sprießenact of budding or sprouting
- aufkeimendgrowth or expansion
- sprießendgrowth or expansion
- expandierendgrowth or expansion
- boomendgrowth or expansion
- wachsendgrowth or expansion
- knospendgrowth or expansion
- aufkeimendthat buds, grows or expands
- wachsendthat buds, grows or expands
- sprießendthat buds, grows or expands
Italian in crescita, in espansione
- in crescitagrowth or expansion
- in espansionegrowth or expansion
Polish rozkwit, pączkowanie
- rozkwitact of budding or sprouting
- pączkowanieact of budding or sprouting
- kiełkowanieact of budding or sprouting
- rozkwitanieact of budding or sprouting
- rozkwitgrowth or expansion
- rozrostgrowth or expansion
- pączkującythat buds, grows or expands
- rozkwitającythat buds, grows or expands
- kiełkującythat buds, grows or expands
Portuguese broto
- brotogrowth or expansion
Spanish nacimiento, crecimiento
- nacimientoact of budding or sprouting
- crecimientogrowth or expansion
Swedish spirande
- spirandethat buds, grows or expands
Cite this entry
burgeoning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burgeoning
“burgeoning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burgeoning. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burgeoning,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burgeoning.
Source: burgeoning on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.