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- [groh-ing]
- /ˈgroʊ ɪŋ/
- /ˈɡrəʊ.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [groh-ing]
- /ˈgroʊ ɪŋ/
Definitions of growing word
- adjective growing becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity: growing discontent among industrial workers. 1
- adjective growing having or showing life. 1
- verb without object growing to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance. 1
- verb without object growing to form and increase in size by a process of inorganic accretion, as by crystallization. 1
- verb without object growing to arise or issue as a natural development from an original happening, circumstance, or source: Our friendship grew from common interests. 1
- verb without object growing to increase gradually in size, amount, etc.; become greater or larger; expand: His influence has grown. 1
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Origin of growing
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English growende. See grow, -ing2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Growing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
growing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
growing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for growing
adj growing
- thriving — to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
- viable — capable of living.
- flourishing — growing vigorously; thriving; prosperous: a flourishing little business.
- maturing — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
- budding — If you describe someone as, for example, a budding businessman or a budding artist, you mean that they are starting to succeed or become interested in business or art.
adjective growing
- rising — advancing, ascending, or mounting: rising smoke.
- upward — toward a higher place or position: The birds flew upward.
- emergent — An emergent property.
- increasing — growing larger or greater; enlarging; augmenting.
- expanding — Present participle of expand.
noun growing
- floriculture — the cultivation of flowers or flowering plants, especially for ornamental purposes.
- seeding — the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- agronomy — the science of cultivation of land, soil management, and crop production
- homesteading — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- reforestation — to replant trees on (land denuded by cutting or fire).
Antonyms for growing
adj growing
- failing — Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
- dying — ceasing to live; approaching death; expiring: a dying man.
- shrinking — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- lessening — to become less.
- languishing — becoming languid, in any way.
adjective growing
- decreasing — becoming less or fewer; diminishing.
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