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Sprießen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • burgeon verb To increase or develop.
  • burgeoning adjective Growing or developing rapidly.
  • flourish verb To grow, develop, or succeed vigorously.
  • pullulate verb To increase in number very quickly.
  • sprout verb To begin growing, as a seed or plant does.

Senses

Sprießen is used for these senses in English:

  • burgeoning The act of budding or sprouting.
  • flourish (intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
  • pullulate To germinate.
  • sprout (gardening, intransitive) To grow from seed; to germinate.
  • sprout (figurative, intransitive) To emerge haphazardly from a surface.

burgeon — full definition

  1. verb To increase or develop.
  2. verb To swell until close to bursting.
  3. verb For a plant to put out buds or start to flower.
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