growing
Americanadjective
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becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity.
growing discontent among industrial workers.
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having or showing life.
Other Word Forms
- growingly adverb
- ungrowing adjective
Etymology
Origin of growing
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English growende. See grow, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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The newly approved funding highlights the growing importance of archaeological research in the Frankfurt region and reflects strong collaboration among institutions in the Rhine-Main area and beyond.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
"We are growing accustomed to violence, resigning ourselves to it, and becoming indifferent, indifferent to the deaths of thousands of people," the pope said in his address.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
A growing number report vessels are running out of food, while 200 seafarers wanted help getting off a ship to go home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
The largest wildfire in California this year is no longer growing, fire officials said Saturday morning.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
When Mama discovered that the moss was actually growing in the soft clay, she told everyone in the hills about it.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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