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upgrowing

upgrowing noun: the process of growth or maturation; growing up. Also the present participle and gerund of upgrow.

Noun

upgrowing (countable and uncountable, plural upgrowings)

  1. The process of growth or maturation; growing up

Also used as

upgrowing is also the present participle and gerund of upgrow.

Forms of upgrowing

pluralupgrowings

Origin of upgrowing

From Middle English upgrowinge, upgrowyng, equivalent to upgrow + -ing.

From upgrow + -ing.

Questions about upgrowing

What does upgrowing mean?
Upgrowing means the process of growth or maturation; growing up.
What part of speech is upgrowing?
Upgrowing is a noun.
What is the plural of upgrowing?
The plural of upgrowing is upgrowings.

Words near upgrowing in the dictionary

  1. upgrading
  2. upgradings
  3. Upgrave
  4. upgrew
  5. upgrow
  6. upgrowing
  7. upgrowings
  8. upgrown
  9. upgrows
  10. upgrowth
  11. upgrowths

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