growing

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of grow. Use this form for something happening right now.

   The plants are growing well in the warm sun.

   My little brother keeps growing taller every year.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   An increase in size, amount, or number.

   Like a balloon getting bigger as you blow more air into it.

   The fast growing of the town brought more cars and noise.

   There was a steady growing in the number of birds at the lake.

   Similarincrease, rise, expansion

   Oppositedecrease, decline

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   The work of raising plants, flowers, or crops.

   Like a farmer caring for fields full of crops.

   The growing of wheat needs good soil and steady rain.

   She teaches the growing of vegetables in cold places.

   Similarcultivation, farming, production

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