burgeoning

Growing or developing quickly.

• The town has a burgeoning arts scene.
• New shops serve the burgeoning population.
• She struggled to manage her burgeoning business.

Similar words: growing, expanding, developing

Opposites: shrinking, declining

Common phrases: burgeoning industry, burgeoning population, burgeoning demand

The process of plants producing new leaves, buds, or shoots.

• Spring brought a burgeoning of leaves.
• We watched the burgeoning of the garden.
• The burgeoning of new shoots signalled warmer weather.

How to use it: the burgeoning of something (Warm weather encouraged the burgeoning of the trees.)

Similar words: budding, sprouting

Common phrases: spring burgeoning, burgeoning of something

A new bud or small branch growing from a plant.

• A tiny burgeoning appeared on the stem.
• The branch carried several green burgeonings.
• Frost damaged every tender burgeoning on the tree.

Similar words: bud, shoot

Common phrases: tender burgeoning, green burgeoning

The beginning of strong growth or development in something.

• The city saw a burgeoning of new businesses.
• The burgeoning of interest surprised the organisers.
• Cheap printing encouraged a burgeoning of popular literature.

How to use it: the burgeoning of something (The decade saw the burgeoning of international trade.)

Similar words: growth, expansion, development

Common phrases: burgeoning of something, rapid burgeoning