upgrowing

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noun

The process of growth or maturation; growing up

OriginMiddle English upgrowinge →
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Meanings

upgrowing1

nounupgrowing (countable and uncountable, plural upgrowings)

plural upgrowings

  1. countableuncountableThe process of growth or maturation; growing up

upgrowing2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of upgrow

Origin

upgrowing · noun

  1. Middle Englishupgrowinge
  2. Englishupgrowing

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

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upgrowing · verb

From upgrow + -ing.

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APA

upgrowing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upgrowing

MLA

“upgrowing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upgrowing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upgrowing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upgrowing.

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