Definition of Sprouting in English :
Define Sprouting in English
Sprouting meaning in English
Meaning of Sprouting in English
Pronunciation of Sprouting in English
Sprouting pronunciation in English
Pronounce Sprouting in English
Sprouting
see synonyms of sproutingNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Sprouting
see synonyms of sproutingverb
1.
(of a plant, seed, etc) to produce (new leaves, shoots, etc)
2. (intransitive; often foll by up)
to begin to grow or develop
new office blocks are sprouting up all over the city
noun
3.
a newly grown shoot or bud
4.
something that grows like a sprout
5. Brussels sprout
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Sprouting
see synonyms of sprouting verb intransitive
1.
to begin to grow or germinate; give off shoots or buds
2.
to grow or develop rapidly
verb transitive
3.
to cause to sprout or grow
noun
4.
a young growth on a plant, as a stem or branch; shoot
5.
a.
a new growth from a bud, rootstock, germinating seed, etc.
b.
such a growth from the germinating seed of any of various plants, as alfalfa or mung beans, eaten as a vegetable, as in salads or Asian dishes
6.
something like or suggestive of a sprout, as an offshoot or young person
7. [pl.]
Brussels sprouts
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Sprouting
see synonyms of sproutingv. sprout·ed, sprout·ing, sprouts
v.intr.
1. To begin to grow; give off shoots or buds.
2. To emerge and develop rapidly: businesses that sprouted along the highway.
v.tr.
To allow or cause to come forth and grow: He sprouted a mustache.
n.
1. Young plant growth, such as a bud or shoot.
2. Something resembling or suggestive of a sprout, as in rapid growth: "a tall blond sprout of a boy" (Anne Tyler).
3. sprouts
a. The young shoots of plants such as alfalfa and soybean, usually eaten raw.
b. Brussels sprouts.
The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.