budding
adjectiveUK /ˈbʌd.ɪŋ/
US /ˈbʌd.ɪŋ/
Starting to grow or become something new.
The budding artist painted her first picture today.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process of a plant producing buds.
Budding happens in spring when new leaves appear.
3. A way some tiny living things make copies of themselves.
Yeast reproduces by budding.
4. A small part that grows on a plant and can become a leaf or flower.
A green bud is budding on the rose bush.