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increasing

Syllables: in·creas·ing/ɪnˈkɹiːsɪŋ/

increasing adjective: on the increase. Also the present participle and gerund of increase.

Adjective

increasing (not comparable)

  1. On the increase.
    • steadily increasing demand
    • The world’s environmental crises are an increasing concern in international politics. Deforestation of the Amazon was high on the agenda of this week’s G7 meeting in Biarritz, France. In September, world leaders will gather in New York for a climate action summit.2019 August 30, Jonathan Watts, “Amazon fires show world heading for point of no return, says UN”, in The Guardian

Noun

increasing (plural increasings)

  1. An increase.
    • Now begin the increasings for the chest by making 2 stitches in the fourth stitch; repeat this, increasing in every fourth row, but 1 stitch further each time, so as to form a slanting line, the same as a dress-pleat.1864, The Ladies' Companion and Monthly Magazine, page 277

Also used as

increasing is also the present participle and gerund of increase.

increasing meaning in Malayalam

increasing in Malayalam

വർദ്ധിക്കുന്നു, വർധിക്കുന്നു

Antonyms of increasing

Forms of increasing

pluralincreasings

Origin of increasing

From increase + -ing (participial suffix).

From Middle English encresing, equivalent to increase + -ing (gerund suffix).

Words formed from increasing

Phrases with increasing

Words that rhyme with increasing

Questions about increasing

What does increasing mean?
Increasing means on the increase.
What is increasing in Malayalam?
Increasing in Malayalam is വർദ്ധിക്കുന്നു, വർധിക്കുന്നു. See Increasing meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is increasing?
Increasing can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce increasing?
Increasing is pronounced /ɪnˈkɹiːsɪŋ/.

Words near increasing in the dictionary

  1. increaser
  2. increasers
  3. increases
  4. increasest
  5. increaseth
  6. increasing
  7. increasing function
  8. increasing functions
  9. increasing term assurance
  10. increasingly
  11. increasings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: increasing (page history and authors); increasing (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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