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

But renewables alone cannot meet the enormous and growing need for energy across Africa. —Mo Ibrahim, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022

Identifying And Addressing Burnout Whether companies admit it or not, burnout is a serious and growing problem. —Ryan Wong, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024

Read More: How NASA And SpaceX Get Spacecraft Safely Back On Earth While most satellite reentries are completely harmless, as the FAA report shows, there is a ridiculously small but growing chance that falling space debris could cause bodily injury. —Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024

The debate kind of crystallized what had been a big and growing problem, which was doubts about his fitness to serve another four years. —Bryan Walsh, Vox, 23 July 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