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

Parents like me know the immense and growing need for job training and meaningful employment opportunities for our children. —Jason Eichenholz, Orlando Sentinel, 14 July 2024

That's not actually true, and there is a small but growing effort to push back against this language, this rhetoric. —Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024

Its impacts are being felt in new and growing coalitions—such as the BRICS group, which may soon expand beyond its original members, Brazil, China, India, Russia, and South Africa—but even more through the individual actions of its states. —Sarang Shidore, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2023

Gálvez, of the opposition coalition, has signaled her intention to scale back the Mexican military’s contentious and growing role. —Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024

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