growing
adjective
[ ˈɡrəʊɪŋ ]
• (of a living thing) undergoing natural development by increasing in size and changing physically.
• "the needs of the growing child"
• becoming greater over a period of time; increasing.
• "the growing concern over ozone levels"
grow
verb
• (of a living thing) undergo natural development by increasing in size and changing physically.
• "he would watch Nick grow to manhood"
Similar:
get bigger,
get taller,
get larger,
increase in size,
increase in weight,
fill out,
fatten,
heighten,
lengthen,
enlarge,
extend,
expand,
stretch,
spread,
widen,
swell,
increase,
multiply,
snowball,
mushroom,
balloon,
augment,
build up,
mount up,
pile up,
• become larger or greater over a period of time; increase.
• "turnover grew to more than $100,000 within three years"
Similar:
get bigger,
get taller,
get larger,
increase in size,
increase in weight,
fill out,
fatten,
heighten,
lengthen,
enlarge,
extend,
expand,
stretch,
spread,
widen,
swell,
increase,
multiply,
snowball,
mushroom,
balloon,
augment,
build up,
mount up,
pile up,
• become gradually or increasingly.
• "sharing our experiences we grew braver"
Origin:
Old English grōwan (originally referring chiefly to plants), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch groeien, also to grass and green.
