Meaning & use
budding
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Just beginning to develop or show promise.
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The budding artist displayed her first paintings at a small local gallery.
Their budding friendship grew stronger over the summer.
A note on using this word
Budding literally describes a plant just starting to form buds, and the figurative sense keeps that idea of early, promising growth.
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