Sprout - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
verb
Extra examples
Potatoes will sprout in the bag if kept in a warm place.
The garden is sprouting weeds.
The tree is already sprouting leaves.
He sprouted a beard since the last time I saw him.
She dreamed that her boss had sprouted horns.
Hair sprouted on his face.
...he earned the admiration of the neighborhood sprouts when he showed them how to make a slingshot...
...the raspberry bushes began sending out sprouts in early spring...
After a shower a meadow sprouts with the yellow buds of the dandelion.
Move the pots outside when the seeds begin to sprout.
Trees were starting to sprout new leaves.
Office blocks are sprouting up everywhere.
Jim seemed to have sprouted a beard.
The plant you gave me for my birthday is sprouting up nicely.
The seed which is sown shall one day sprout and quicken.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: sprout
he/she/it: sprouts
present participle: sprouting
past tense: sprouted
past participle: sprouted
singular: sprout
plural: sprouts
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