burgeon

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈbɜː.d͡ʒən/
• (America) IPA: /ˈbɝː.d͡ʒən/

Noun

burgeon (plural burgeons)

1. (obsolete) A bud, sprout, shoot.

Verb

burgeon (burgeons, present participle burgeoning; past and past participle burgeoned)

1. (intransitive) To grow or expand.

   Gradually, the town burgeoned into a thriving city.

   Synonyms: blossom, expand, grow, sprout

2. (intransitive) To swell to the point of bursting.
3. (intransitive, archaic) Of plants, to bloom, bud.

   Synonyms: blossom, bud, green, sprout

Translations

• German: sprießen
• Portuguese: desabrochar
• Spanish: medrar (plant or animal)

Translations

• Russian: бушева́ть

Translations

• French: fleurir
• German: sprießen
• Spanish: florecer, retoñar

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