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How to pronounce bud in English?

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Type Words
Type of bloom, blossom, flower
Has types rosebud
Type Words
Type of sprout
Has types mixed bud, flower bud, leaf bud
Type Words
Type of develop


The hibiscus is budding!.
Type Words
Type of begin, start


a budding friendship.

Examples of bud

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If you survive, the world is assured your defective genes are nipped in the bud.
From the washingtontimes.com
Bud Greenspan began covering the Olympics in 1948 at the Summer Games in London.
From the denverpost.com
Bud Norris was lifted for a pinch hitter, though he left the game with the lead.
From the stltoday.com
Nipping conflict in the bud by silencing dark propaganda would do a lot of good.
From the economist.com
In terms of grazing, I would try to nip it in the bud by not allowing it at all.
From the ocregister.com
You can still nip this in the bud, and I think together we can get through this.
From the newsweek.com
Long-time best bud, Marylin, is now into cute flats, lip gloss and cheerleading.
From the washingtonpost.com
Then I place the shorter flowers in the wide-mouth vase all around the bud vase.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Bud, Bud Light, and Coors Light use rice in their brewing process, and no wheat.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
More examples
  • A partially opened flower
  • Develop buds; "The hibiscus is budding!"
  • A swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
  • Start to grow or develop; "a budding friendship"
  • In botany, a bud is an undeveloped or embryonic shoot and normally occurs in the axil of a leaf or at the tip of the stem. Once formed, a bud may remain for some time in a dormant condition, or it may form a shoot immediately.
  • Horatio Nelson Jackson (March 25, 1872 - January 14, 1955) was the first person to drive an automobile across the United States, in an early example of rallying (albeit with just two other competitors).
  • This is a list of characters from the 2006 Pixar film Cars.
  • This article comprises a list of the characters that play a role in Saint Seiya (also known as Knights of the Zodiac), a manga series about a group of five mystical warriors, written and illustrated by Japanese mangaka Masami Kurumada, and later adapted to anime.
  • The annual growth cycle of grapevines is the process that takes place in the vineyard each year, beginning with bud break in the spring and culminating in leaf fall in autumn followed by winter dormancy. ...