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UK
/spɹˈaʊtɪŋ/
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[ US /ˈspɹaʊtɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈspɹaʊtɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
- the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
How To Use sprouting In A Sentence
- Sprouting grains by soaking them first increases the amount of enzymes and neutralises the antinutrient phytic acid. Times, Sunday Times
- Y-27632 rescues collagen-induced arrest of neurite sprouting and elongation in cultured rat neurons PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
- The plants sprouting now include grasses, clovers, dandelions, several types of thistle, mustards, and small composites.
- For example, purple sprouting broccoli needs to be cut fresh and sold straight away. Times, Sunday Times
- Jacaranda trees sprouting white, unripened buds shaded the water. The Madonnas of Echo Park
- But the chin-length silver hair sprouting after Proudfoot's 4-month-old haircut is not due to any hippieness. Payson Roundup stories
- When I was twelve I began sprouting my first pubic hair, and I was aghast.
- These elaborately painted masks represent a pair of horned animals, each with a porcupine quill sprouting from its head.
- New blood capillaries are formed by sprouting from pre-existing blood vessels.
- Despite the work, the slippery staircase is running with damp and sprouting moss. Times, Sunday Times