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growing like a weed

growing like a weed is the present participle and gerund of grow like a weed.

Meaning of grow like a weed

Verb

grow like a weed (third-person singular simple present grows like a weed, present participle growing like a weed, simple past grew like a weed, past participle grown like a weed)

  1. (simile) To grow rapidly.
    • The twins grew like weeds: it seemed we were buying clothes every few weeks.

Questions about growing like a weed

What is growing like a weed the present participle and gerund of?
Growing like a weed is the present participle and gerund of grow like a weed.

Words near growing like a weed in the dictionary

  1. growing a tail
  2. growing apart
  3. growing away from
  4. growing cold
  5. growing into
  6. growing like a weed
  7. growing media
  8. growing moon
  9. growing moons
  10. growing of the moon
  11. growing on

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