She expressed concern at the growing refugee numbers.
There is growing concern about the spread of HIV.
In parliament there is growing pressure for an investigation.
measures to tackle the growing problem of homelessness
a rapidly growing demand for new houses
his growing interest in the spiritual world
growing evidence that the economy is slowing down
See also fast-growing
2.
getting bigger because of natural growth
advice on providing a healthy diet for growing children
He has two growing boys to take care of.
In spring, feed growing plants with a high-quality fertiliser.
fields of growing crops
Examples of 'growing' in a sentence
growing
GROWING numbers of angry consumers are taking financial companies such as insurers and investment managers to court in an attempt to claim compensation.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
GROWING numbers of motorists are making more than a grand a year - by renting their cars to neighbours.
The Sun (2012)
Growing pains My elder son turns 18 today.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
All related terms of 'growing'
grow
When people, animals, and plants grow , they increase in size and change physically over a period of time.
growing gap
A gap between two groups of people, things, or sets of ideas is a big difference between them.
fast-growing
growing very quickly
growing pains
If a person or organization suffers from growing pains , they experience temporary difficulties and problems at the beginning of a particular stage of development .
growing point
the apex of a stem or root , containing actively dividing and elongating cells
rice growing
the cultivation of rice as a food crop
vine-growing
of, relating to, or characterized by the cultivation of grapevines
growing belief
If it is your belief that something is the case, it is your strong opinion that it is the case.
growing family
A family is a group of people who are related to each other, especially parents and their children.
growing problem
A problem is a situation that is unsatisfactory and causes difficulties for people.
growing season
The growing season in a particular country or area is the period in each year when the weather and temperature is right for plants and crops to grow.
growing sector
A particular sector of a country's economy is the part connected with that specified type of industry.
growing evidence
Evidence is anything that you see, experience, read , or are told that causes you to believe that something is true or has really happened .
growing importance
The importance of something is its quality of being significant , valued, or necessary in a particular situation.
growing influence
To have an influence on people or situations means to affect what they do or what happens .
growing reputation
To have a reputation for something means to be known or remembered for it.
grow on
If someone or something grows on you, you start to like them more and more.
grow up
When someone grows up , they gradually change from being a child into being an adult.
grow out
If you grow out a hairstyle or let it grow out , you let your hair grow so that the style changes or so that you can cut off the part that you do not want .
grow apart
If people who have a close relationship grow apart , they gradually start to have different interests and opinions from each other, and their relationship starts to fail .
grow into
When a child grows into an item of clothing , they become taller or bigger so that it fits them properly.
grow out of
If you grow out of a type of behaviour or an interest , you stop behaving in that way or having that interest, as you develop or change.
grow away from
If you grow away from someone, you gradually have fewer interests and opinions in common with them.
grow the beard
(of a TV series) to gain credibility or improve in quality during the course of a series following a specified development
( plant, tree ) 生长(長) shēngzhǎng ⇒ the oak tree growing at the end of the lane → 长在小巷尽头的橡树 zhǎng zài xiǎoxiàng jìntóu de xiàngshù ( person, animal ) 长(長)大 zhǎngdà ⇒ He's grown a lot since I last saw him. → 自从我上次见他，他长大了许多。 Zìcóng wǒ shàngcì jiàn tā, tā zhǎngdàle xǔduō. ( hair, nails ) 留 liú
fast-growing
( business, market ) 高速发(發)展的 gāosù fāzhǎn de
grow on
▶ to grow on sb 越来(來)越为(為)某人喜欢(歡) yuèláiyuè wéi mǒurén xǐhuan ⇒ That painting is growing on me. → 我越来越喜欢那幅画。 Wǒ yuèláiyuè xǐhuan nà fú huà.
grow up
( be brought up ) 长(長)大 zhǎngdà ⇒ She grew up in Japan. → 她在日本长大。 Tā zài Rìběn zhǎngdà.