burgeon meaning

Definition of burgeon

1. grow and flourish
   • The burgeoning administration
   • The burgeoning population

   Type of: grow

burgeon in a sentence

• Back in the 1970s, Matoub was already a burgeoning start.
• The number of bars quickly burgeoned as men and money started to flow into the town.
• The empire expanded eastward, in search of resources for its burgeoning textile industry.
• Algeria needs raw materials for its burgeoning industry.

How to pronounce burgeon

burgeon is pronounced /ˈbɝdʒən/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with burgeon

• surgeon
• sturgeon