growing

adjective

grow·​ing ˈgrō-iŋ 

1

a

: increasing in size or amount

growing children

a growing number of wealthy residents

growing success

b

: becoming greater in prevalence, popularity, or influence

a growing trend

a growing controversy

Mr. Moseley and others like him are on the front lines of a growing battle for control of the shop floor.

—Alex Kotlowitz

2

: of, relating to, or being the period during which something (such as a plant) grows or matures

ideal growing conditions

Peel color may vary and is dependent upon night temperatures during the growing season.

—M. McDevitt Rubin

Researchers are, in fact, on the verge of field-testing … a new tomato designed to meet a set of cannery specifications for shorter growing cycle …

—Jack Fincher

Examples of growing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet the clear and growing danger is that perceived American hypocrisy regarding Ukraine and Gaza is now bleeding into discussions across the gamut of U.S. foreign policy, particularly over the future of self-ruling Taiwan. —Charlie Campbell, Time, 2 May 2025

With her distinctive pink aesthetic and growing ambitions, Aria Bela ​h​opes to translate her massive digital following into musical success, while staying true to the gaming roots that built her career. —Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025

Back Pain Is a Growing Issue Aidan Cashin, a researcher at University New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, said the team initiated the study because back pain is a large and growing problem globally. —Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025

So, what difference to mitigating and adapting to the climate crisis can this diverse and growing movement make? —Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing growing

• a growing belief that
• growing consensus
• growing pains
• growing point
• growing season

Rhymes for growing

• blowing
• boing
• bowing
• crowing
• flowing
• glowing
• going
• hoeing
• knowing
• lowing
• rowing
• sewing