- present participle of sprout.
sprouting
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We are a culture enamored of the child prodigy, the precocious upstart, the tender sprouting genius.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
I know it as the “most exciting Asian American coffee hotspot,” a title that, I feel, represents both a very cool thing happening for sprouting businesses and sometimes also the fourth horseman of the apocalypse.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
To reignite waning interest in space travel, Musk had initially tried concocting a publicity stunt to send plant seeds to Mars in hope of sprouting new life there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
It will take about a year before we see the tips of the trees sprouting through the plastic tubes, however, it will be at least 100 years before the trees are properly grown.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
A small wooden table and a pair of broken-down easy chairs, both sprouting stuffing, completed the furnishings.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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