growing B2 Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈɡɹoʊɪŋ/ UK /ˈɡɹəʊɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #1870 Meanings 1 adj Increasing in size, amount, or strength. There is a growing demand for electric cars. 2 adj Relating to or suitable for the growth of plants. The growing season for corn begins in spring. 3 noun The activity of raising plants. Vegetable growing is her favourite hobby. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms coffeegrowingevergrowingfastgrowingfruit-growingfruitgrowinggrowinglyingrowingnongrowingolivegrowingpeagrowingsilkgrowingvine-growing Common collocations growing number Adjective + noun Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # growing **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡɹoʊɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡɹəʊɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 1870 ## Meanings 1. Increasing in size, amount, or strength. 2. Relating to or suitable for the growth of plants. 3. The activity of raising plants. ## Examples - There is a growing demand for electric cars. - The growing season for corn begins in spring. - Vegetable growing is her favourite hobby. ## Derived Forms - coffeegrowing - evergrowing - fastgrowing - fruit-growing - fruitgrowing - growingly - ingrowing - nongrowing - olivegrowing - peagrowing - silkgrowing - vine-growing ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity markdown