To quickly grow, to expand, or to develop: Hot weather has burgeoned around the country faster than usual this year.

The market for cell phones is burgeoning on a global scale.

One of the dangers of so much rain and heat is that mosquito population is burgeoning and causing more health problems.

A description of something that is developing, growing, and flourishing quickly: With all of the rain that has been falling and the heat, the weeds and grass have become a burgeoning problem in yards and along the sides of roads.

The nation's burgeoning number of people without jobs has been increasing and causing serious financial problems.