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Budding vs Promising - What's the difference?

budding | promising |

As adjectives the difference between budding and promising

is that budding is that is beginning to develop while promising is showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion.

As verbs the difference between budding and promising

is that budding is while promising is .

As nouns the difference between budding and promising

is that budding is while promising is the act of making a promise.

budding

English

Adjective

(-)
  • That is beginning to develop.
    • He's a budding deejay.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 1956 , Rubber Journal (volume 131, page 232)
    • Whatever the mode of origin, buddings from a particular bud-parent have been found to agree in habit and general characteristics, while all buddings develop similar features which distinguish them from seedling trees.

    promising

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion.
  • Encouraging and inspiring confidence.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of making a promise.
  • * 1992 , Judith Jarvis Thomson, The Realm of Rights (page 299)
    • So it cannot be supposed that promisings differ from other word-givings in that a word-giver makes a promise only if he or she uses the locution "I promise".