growing 音标拼音: [gr'oɪŋ]
a . 生长的,不断增加的,适于成长的
生长的,不断增加的,适于成长的
growing 增长
growing adj 1 :
relating to or suitable for growth ; "
the growing season for corn "; "
good growing weather "
n 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 ; "
he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children " [
synonym : {
growth }, {
growing },
{
maturation }, {
development }, {
ontogeny }, {
ontogenesis }]
[
ant : {
nondevelopment }]
2 : (
electronics )
the production of (
semiconductor )
crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state Grow \
Grow \ (
gr [=
o ]),
v .
i . [
imp . {
Grew } (
gr [
udd ]);
p .
p . {
Grown (
gr [=
o ]
n );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Growing }.] [
AS .
gr [=
o ]
wan ;
akin to D .
groeijen ,
Icel .
gr [=
o ]
a ,
Dan .
groe ,
Sw .
gro .
Cf .
{
Green }, {
Grass }.]
1 .
To increase in size by a natural and organic process ;
to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism ; --
said of animals and vegetables and their organs .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
To increase in any way ;
to become larger and stronger ;
to be augmented ;
to advance ;
to extend ;
to wax ;
to accrue .
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Winter began to grow fast on . --
Knolles .
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Even just the sum that I do owe to you Is growing to me by Antipholus . --
Shak .
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3 .
To spring up and come to maturity in a natural way ;
to be produced by vegetation ;
to thrive ;
to flourish ;
as ,
rice grows in warm countries .
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Where law faileth ,
error groweth . --
Gower .
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4 .
To pass from one state to another ;
to result as an effect from a cause ;
to become ;
as ,
to grow pale .
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For his mind Had grown Suspicion '
s sanctuary . --
Byron .
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5 .
To become attached or fixed ;
to adhere .
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Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow .
--
Shak .
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{
Growing cell },
or {
Growing slide },
a device for preserving alive a minute object in water continually renewed ,
in a manner to permit its growth to be watched under the microscope .
{
Grown over },
covered with a growth .
{
To grow out of },
to issue from ,
as plants from the soil ,
or as a branch from the main stem ;
to result from .
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These wars have grown out of commercial considerations . --
A .
Hamilton .
{
To grow up },
to arrive at full stature or maturity ;
as ,
grown up children .
{
To grow together },
to close and adhere ;
to become united by growth ,
as flesh or the bark of a tree severed . --
Howells .
Syn :
To become ;
increase ;
enlarge ;
augment ;
improve ;
expand ;
extend .
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growing \
growing \
n .
the sequence of events involved in the development of an organism .
Syn :
growth ,
maturation ,
development ,
ontogeny ,
ontogenesis .
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WordNet 1 .
5 ]
growing \
growing \
adj .
1 .
increasing in intensity of some quality . [
prenominal ]
Syn :
increasing (
prenominal ),
incremental .
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WordNet 1 .
5 ]
2 .
increasing in size or amount ;
as ,
her growing popularity .
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WordNet 1 .
5 ]
3 .
increasing in size and maturity ; --
of living things normally healthy and not fully matured .
Syn :
flourishing ,
thriving .
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WordNet 1 .
5 ]
4 .
p .
pr .
of {
grow } (
definition 3 );
as ,
growing plants .
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WordNet 1 .
5 PJC ]
104 Moby Thesaurus words for "
growing ":
architecture ,
assembly ,
blooming ,
blossoming ,
budding ,
building ,
burgeoning ,
callow ,
casting ,
composition ,
construction ,
conversion ,
crafting ,
craftsmanship ,
creation ,
crescendoing ,
crescent ,
cultivation ,
developed ,
devising ,
dewy ,
elaboration ,
erection ,
expanding ,
extraction ,
fabrication ,
fashioning ,
florescent ,
flourishing ,
flowering ,
formation ,
forming ,
formulation ,
framing ,
full -
fledged ,
full -
grown ,
fully developed ,
green ,
green thumb ,
grown ,
grown -
up ,
handicraft ,
handiwork ,
harvesting ,
hypertrophied ,
immature ,
impubic ,
increasing ,
incremental ,
inexperienced ,
ingenuous ,
innocent ,
intact ,
intensifying ,
juicy ,
lengthening ,
machining ,
making ,
manufacture ,
manufacturing ,
mature ,
milling ,
mining ,
minor ,
molding ,
multiplying ,
naive ,
new -
fledged ,
on the increase ,
overdeveloped ,
overgrown ,
prefabrication ,
preparation ,
processing ,
producing ,
proliferating ,
raising ,
raw ,
rearing ,
refining ,
ripening ,
sappy ,
shaping ,
smelting ,
snowballing ,
spreading ,
sprouting ,
swelling ,
tender ,
thriving ,
tightening ,
unadult ,
underage ,
undeveloped ,
unfledged ,
unformed ,
unlicked ,
unmellowed ,
unripe ,
unseasoned ,
vernal ,
virginal ,
waxing ,
workmanship
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GROWING Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of GROWING is increasing in size or amount How to use growing in a sentence
GROWING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary growing adjective [not gradable] (INCREASING) Add to word list increasing in size or amount:
GROWING Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Growing definition: becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity See examples of GROWING used in a sentence
Growing - definition of growing by The Free Dictionary Usage Note: Grow is most often used as an intransitive verb, as in The corn grew fast or Our business has been growing steadily for 10 years This use dates back to the Middle Ages In the 1700s, a transitive sense arose with the meaning "to produce or cultivate," as in We grow corn in our garden
GROWING definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary 2 senses: 1 increasing → See also fast-growing 2 getting bigger because of natural growth Click for more definitions
Growing - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com A growing thing (or person) is in the process of developing, often by getting bigger You can argue for a second helping of cake by saying, "I'm a growing kid!"
337 Synonyms Antonyms for GROWING | Thesaurus. com Find 337 different ways to say GROWING, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus com
growing adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of growing adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary increasing in size, amount or degree A growing number of people are returning to full-time education There is growing concern over the safety of the missing teenager There is growing opposition to the latest proposals Shortage of water is a growing problem
growing - WordReference. com Dictionary of English grow ɡrəʊ vb (grows, growing, grew ɡruː , grown ɡrəʊn ) (of an organism or part of an organism) to increase in size or develop (hair, leaves, or other structures)
growing - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Noun [edit] growing (countable and uncountable, plural growings) growth; increase quotations