growing
(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
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,222 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 14,897 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- (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 also: growth, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children
- (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
adjective
- relating to or suitable for growth the growing season for corngood growing weather
growing in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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No," growing suddenly quite grave, "you will have to guess again.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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When our eyes met, I felt that I was growing pale.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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The Twins sat on one seat, holding tight to their dolls, which were growing rather sticky.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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All the time growing madder with restlessness, for who could tell if she might not be leaving town!
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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For this son, in anticipation of growing expenses, she stooped to expedients which formerly would have seemed to her unworthy and disgraceful.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1