Definition of Growing

Noun: growing grow-ing

(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
- growth, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
(electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state

Adjective: growing grow-ing

Relating to or suitable for growth
"the growing season for corn"; "good growing weather"

Verb: grow (grew,grown) grow

Become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
"The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
Pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
"She grew angry";
- turn
Increase in size by natural process
"Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"
Cause to grow or develop
"He grows vegetables in his backyard"
Develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
"The child grew fast";
- mature, maturate
Come into existence; take on form or shape
"the idea for the book grew out of a short story";
- originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up
(farming) cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
"We grow wheat here";
- raise, farm, produce
Come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
"He grew a beard";
- develop, produce, get, acquire
Grow emotionally or mature
"When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behaviour";
- develop
Become attached by or as if by the process of growth