growing

[groh-ing]

adjective

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

   growing discontent among industrial workers.

2. having or showing life.

Other Word Forms

• growingly adverb
• ungrowing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of growing¹

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

Example Sentences

The government's often stated number one priority has been to get the economy growing.

From BBC

But Higuita had both the bravado and bravery of a child who lost his mother when he was young, growing up with his grandparents in a Medellin neighbourhood gripped by drug feuds and social problems.

From BBC

We spent a lot of time in Portugal growing up.

From BBC

It means that China has now become "a shining light" for Brazil's coffee exporters, thanks to its growing cafe culture and enormous market, supply chain specialist Hugo Portes told the BBC.

From BBC

If it passes, Los Angeles would join a growing list of cities that have adopted maximum temperature thresholds for rentals.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• burgeoning 
• developing 
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• flourishing 
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• thriving 
• viable