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• present participle of grow.

growing

American  

[groh-ing] / ˈgroʊ ɪŋ /

adjective

1. becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity.

   growing discontent among industrial workers.

2. having or showing life.

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Other Word Forms

• ungrowing
  adjective
• growingly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of growing

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English growende. See grow, -ing ²

Explanation

A growing thing (or person) is in the process of developing, often by getting bigger. You can argue for a second helping of cake by saying, "I'm a growing kid!" Your puppy is a growing animal, changing and developing into an adult dog, and your cactus is a growing plant, even if the only evidence of that growth is one pink bloom each year. You can also use this adjective for things that increase, like your growing bank account or your growing interest in woodworking. As a noun, growing means the biological process of change and development itself: "Growing isn't always easy, but we all have to do it."

Example Sentences

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growing

"I can say with absolute certainty that to raise creatures able to survive nature's harshness, they must be toughened up while growing up," Kinjo, 56, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

Another factor behind Europe’s intensifying fires is the growing amount of wild vegetation in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

The company’s cloud business is growing more than 80% year-over-year, more than double the rate of either of its main competitors, Amazon.com and Microsoft.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

The jobs squeeze has been felt especially among young women who had seen decades of growing opportunity as more entered the workplace.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

It seemed as if that old leg of hers held her growing back.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Related Words

• burgeoning
• developing
• expanding
• flourishing
• spreading
• thriving
• viable