What does sprouting mean?
Sprouting means present participle and gerund of sprout.
Sprouting
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of sprout.
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of sprout
- The act by which something sprouts.
Example Sentences
The historical record before the war and after shows a tendency toward independent political action in the recurrent sproutings of numerous Labor Reform and Workingmen's parties[…]
What is unbearable, in fact, is the feeling, 13 years after 9/11, that America has been chasing its tail; that, in some whack-a-mole horror show, the quashing of a jihadi enclave here only spurs the sprouting of another there; that the ideology of Al Qaeda is still reverberating through a blocked Arab world whose Sunni-Shia balance (insofar as that went) was upended by the American invasion of Iraq.
Synonyms for sprouting
Antonyms for sprouting
Related Words
Word Forms
- sproutings
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for sprouting?
Common synonyms include germination.
What is the opposite of sprouting?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use sprouting in a sentence?
The historical record before the war and after shows a tendency toward independent political action in the recurrent sproutings of numerous Labor Reform and Workingmen's parties[…]
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