growin

Increasing in size

Growin is an informal spelling of "growing," representing casual or dialectal pronunciation that drops the final g.

It appears in relaxed speech, song lyrics, and dialogue: The kids are growin up so fast.

The spelling signals informality or a particular voice rather than a distinct meaning.

physical

swelling

Abnormal tissue enlargement

inflating · dilating · widening · lengthening · ballooning · spreading · extending · bulging · thickening · filling

developmental

maturing

Developing toward completion

upbringing · adolescence · childhood · puberty · adulthood · aging · wisdom · experience · progression · formation

biological

seedling

Recently sprouted young plant

bud · flourish · ripening · tiller · verdant · fertile · cultivate · harvest · yield · photosynthesis

increasing

multiplying

Increasing by repeated addition

augmenting · accumulating · compounding · intensifying · accelerating · booming · surging · snowballing · mushrooming · skyrocketing

agricultural

farming

Cultivating land for food

soil · cultivation · crop · planting · sowing · nursery · greenhouse · fertilizer · harvest · orchard

Opposites
size change

growinshrinking

Decreasing in dimension

contracting · diminishing · dwindling · reducing · receding

development/maturation

growindying

Ceasing to live

decaying · declining · wilting · deteriorating · regressing

quantity/amount change

growindecreasing

Becoming smaller or fewer

dropping · lessening · declining · falling · waning

Phrases
Family

grow, grows, grown, growing, grower, growers, growth, growths, outgrow

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G