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burgeoning

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bur·geon also bour·geon  (bûrjn)
intr.v. bur·geoned also bour·geoned, bur·geon·ing also bour·geon·ing, bur·geons also bour·geons
1.
a. To put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout.
b. To begin to grow or blossom.
2. To grow or develop rapidly.

[Middle English burgeonen, from Old French borjoner, from burjon, a bud, from Vulgar Latin *burri, burrin-, from Late Latin burra, a shaggy garment.]
Translations
burgeoning [ˈbɜːdʒənɪŋ] ADJ [industry, market] → en vías de expansión, que empieza a prosperar or florecer; [career] → que empieza a prosperar or florecer; [population] → en aumento
burgeoning
adj industry, marketboomend; movementexpandierend; careerErfolg versprechend, hoffnungsvoll; demandwachsend; populationständig wachsend


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She was overcome with shame and with the mystery of her own burgeoning womanhood.
The youth of the race seemed burgeoning in me, over-civilized man that I was, and I lived for myself the old hunting days and forest nights of my remote and forgotten ancestry.
There was a burgeoning within him of strange feelings and unwonted impulses.
 
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