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growth spurt

growth spurt noun: a sudden growth in one's body, especially during adolescence.

Noun

growth spurt (plural growth spurts)

  1. A sudden growth in one's body, especially during adolescence.
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Verb

growth spurt (third-person singular simple present growth spurts, present participle growth spurting, simple past and past participle growth spurted)

  1. (informal) To undergo growth spurts.

growth spurt meaning in Tamil

growth spurt in Tamil

வளர்ச்சி வீச்சு, வளர்ச்சிப் பெருக்கம்

Forms of growth spurt

Noun
pluralgrowth spurts
Verb
third-person singular presentgrowth spurts
present participlegrowth spurting
past participlegrowth spurted
pastgrowth spurted

Questions about growth spurt

What does growth spurt mean?
Growth spurt means a sudden growth in one's body, especially during adolescence.
What is growth spurt in Tamil?
Growth spurt in Tamil is வளர்ச்சி வீச்சு, வளர்ச்சிப் பெருக்கம். See Growth spurt meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is growth spurt?
Growth spurt can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of growth spurt?
The plural of growth spurt is growth spurts.

Words near growth spurt in the dictionary

  1. growth rate
  2. growth retardation
  3. growth retardations
  4. growth ring
  5. growth rings
  6. growth spurt
  7. growth spurts
  8. growth stock
  9. growth stocks
  10. growth-retarding
  11. growthful

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