ingrowing

[ in-groh-ing ]

/ ˈɪnˌgroʊ ɪŋ /

adjective

growing into the flesh: an ingrowing nail.

growing within or inward.

Nearby words

ingress, ingression, ingressive, ingressively, ingrid, ingrowing, ingrown, ingrown hair, ingrown nail, ingrowth, inguen

Origin of ingrowing

First recorded in 1865–70; in-¹ + growing

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Examples from the Web for ingrowing

This union depends on the formation of callus at the cut surfaces, and the intimate union of the ingrowing cells from each callus.
Disease in Plants|H. Marshall Ward
He had an ingrowing toe nail, which sometimes made him grouchy and sour, so he was dubbed Pickles.
Bumper, The White Rabbit|George Ethelbert Walsh
Paine, if your ingrowing modesty won't stand the pressure you had better leave the room.
The Rise of Roscoe Paine|Joseph C. Lincoln
These made for a sullen, ingrowing rage as the day grew older.
The Sheriff's Son|William MacLeod Raine

She had said to him over and over that it was an open question, that he was troubled with an ingrowing conscience.
The "Genius"|Theodore Dreiser

British Dictionary definitions for ingrowing

ingrowing

/ (ˈɪnˌɡrəʊɪŋ) /

adjective

(esp of a toenail) growing abnormally into the flesh

growing within or into

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ingrowing

adjective

Nearby words

Origin of ingrowing

Examples from the Web for ingrowing

British Dictionary definitions for ingrowing

ingrowing

adjective

Medicine definitions for ingrowing

ingrowing

adj.