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growing - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'growing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Growing [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Grow

Meaning of 'growing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . growing [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
Example in sentence:
  • he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
2 . growing [ a]
Meaning (2):
- relating to or suitable for growth
Example in sentence:
  • good growing weather;
  • the growing season for corn

Nearby Words:

groan groaned groanful groaning groat groats grocer groceries grocery grog

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