growing
becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity: growing discontent among industrial workers.
having or showing life.
Origin of growing
1Other words from growing
- grow·ing·ly, adverb
- un·grow·ing, adjective
Words Nearby growing
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How to use growing in a sentence
The hydroponic growing system at Hydroserre will provide him with the opportunity to refine his method.
Cold plasma could transform the sustainable farms of the future | Stephen Ornes | September 8, 2021 | Science NewsWith linear TV viewership eroding and streaming viewership growing, TV networks need to shift ad dollars to their streaming properties for two main reasons.
Future of TV Briefing: 5 takeaways from this year’s TV upfront market | Tim Peterson | July 28, 2021 | DigidayThis is how confusing and convoluted growing up AAPI can be.
If you’re not inclined to buy all organic fruits and vegetables, it’s smart to eliminate those that typically contain the highest pesticide residues from conventional growing methods.
How to avoid the toxic kitchen chemicals that could damage your fertility | Shanna Swan, Stacey Colino | March 5, 2021 | Washington PostFurther cementing Asia’s growing might, India is set to move up the rankings to become the No.
U.S. economy to drop to No. 2 earlier due to pandemic | Verne Kopytoff | December 26, 2020 | Fortune
Between 25 and 30, you’re trying to decide how much longer before you start growing a beard and calling yourself ‘Daddy.
Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic | Samantha Allen | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAsian-Americans may vote for Democrats now, but they are a highly persuadable—and growing—part of the electorate.
Asian-Americans are a group of persuadable swing voters, growing faster than any other group in America today.
Latinos, the fastest growing minority group in America, are even more underrepresented in Congress.
These are young fathers, rural farmers, usually growing banana or coffee or subsistence crops.
How Good Dads Can Change the World | Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTShe herself had worn them in her youth, and they were the proper bonnets for "growing girls."
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsShe was growing a little stout, but it did not seem to detract an iota from the grace of every step, pose, gesture.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinMrs. Jolly Robin had often wished—when she was trying to feed a rapidly-growing family—that she could hunt forp.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyShe was growing accustomed to like shocks, but she could not keep the mounting color back from her cheeks.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinTobacco is a strong growing plant resisting heat and drought to a far (p. 018) greater extent than most plants.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.
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