adj growing

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• growing — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Growing is used before these nouns: ↑season Growing is used after these nouns: ↑wine {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Growing is used with these nouns: ↑acceptance, ↑agitation, ↑alarm, ↑alienation, ↑anger, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• growing — adj. 1. increasing in intensity of some quality. [prenominal] Syn: increasing(prenominal), incremental. [WordNet 1.5] 2. increasing in size or amount; as, her growing popularity. [WordNet 1.5] 3. increasing in size and maturity; of living things… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• growing — as a prp. adj., O.E.; see GROW (Cf. grow). As a noun, from late 14c. Growing season is attested from 1845 …   Etymology dictionary

• growing — adj 1. increasing, expanding, crescive, crescent, accrescent, enlarging, aggrandizing, swelling, waxing; extending, distending, spreading, stretching; widening, heightening, lengthening, deepening, thickening. 2. prospering, thriving, palmy;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• growing*/*/ — [ˈgrəʊɪŋ] adj 1) becoming more severe or extreme There is growing public concern over the effects of this policy.[/ex] 2) becoming greater in size or amount the growing popularity of the Internet[/ex] A growing number of people are choosing to… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• growing — increasing increasing adj. 1. becoming greater or larger; as, increasing prices. [Narrower terms: {accretionary ; {augmenting, augmentative, building ; {expanding ; {flared, flaring ; {growing ; {incorporative ; {lengthening ; {maximizing ;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• growing — growingly, adv. /groh ing/, adj. 1. becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity: growing discontent among industrial workers. 2. having or showing life. [bef. 900; ME; OE growende. See GROW, ING2] * * * …   Universalium

• growing — grow·ing || grəʊɪŋ n. act of becoming larger; raising, cultivation adj. becoming larger; of something which grows grəʊ v. become larger; cultivate; be changed; be; become …   English contemporary dictionary

• fast-growing — adj. Fast growing is used with these nouns: ↑shrub …   Collocations dictionary

• fast-growing — adj. tending to spread quickly; used mostly of plants. [prenominal] [Narrower terms: {invasive (vs. noninvasive) ] Syn: aggressive. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• industrious adj — Farmers are always industrious while industry is always growing …   English expressions