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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For years the Cambodian government ignored the growing international concern over the scam industry and the crimes linked to it.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
“This demand strength comes from a combination of persistent workload shift to the cloud and the growing consumer and enterprise adoption of AI,” analyst Erik W. Woodring wrote.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
There is growing demand for treatments that can safely prevent and reverse bone loss over time.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
Noelia Castillo Ramos is one of a growing number of assisted-suicide cases that test the limits of liberal societies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
“Je suis ici,” I told him, reassuring him that I wasn’t going anywhere even while the flames at the end of the barracks kept growing.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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