burgeon

Meaning

Verb

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

Noun

A bud, sprout, or shoot.

Synonyms

bud

vegetate

bloom

flourish

sprout

build

build up

clod

dow

expand

full

gather

germinate

grow

increase

offset

offshoot

prosper

scion

shoot

slip

sprig

stem

swell

thrive

tilt

twig

wax

bourgeon

grow quickly

accrue

burgeon forth

attain

augment

blossom

🌼

boom

💥

Translations

tomurcuk

bourgeonner

desabrochar

🌼

knospen

filiz

sürmek

bloeien

🌼

sprießen

pullulo

yema

retoño

florecer

🌸

gedeihen

créixer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɜː.d͡ʒən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: burjon

Cognate with Old French: burjon

Cognate with Old High German: burjan

Cognate with Old English: byrian

Cognate with Old English: byre

Cognate with Albanian: buron

In summary

From Middle English burjounen, from Old French borjoner, bourjoner, burjuner.