Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

growing

/ˈɡɹoʊɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.94 in modern English

Syllables: grow-ing
IPA: /ˈɡɹoʊɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of grow

noun

Growth; increase.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The raising of plants.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Some of these unhappy emigrants felt a general sinking of all their mental and bodily energies, without, however, experiencing the growings of hunger."
"The growing season here begins in March."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡɹoʊɪŋ/
British English: /ˈɡɹəʊɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

growings (plural)

Derived Forms

coffeegrowing evergrowing fastgrowing fruitgrowing growingly ingrowing nongrowing olivegrowing peagrowing silkgrowing winegrowing woolgrowing

Phrases

fruit-growing growing of the moon growing pains growing season rice growing slow-growing vine-growing

Synonyms

growth maturation development ontogeny ontogenesis

Rhymes With

going showing knowing throwing blowing flowing boeing glowing owing slowing undergoing sewing

Questions

How do you pronounce growing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹoʊɪŋ/.
What does growing mean?: present participle and gerund of grow

How to pronounce growing

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