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growing increasing or becoming larger.
growing pains pain in the joints and limbs of children, often attributed by laymen to rapid growth. [2 definitions]
growl to utter a deep, guttural sound expressing hostility, as a dog. [6 definitions]
grown having reached maturity. [2 definitions]
grownup an adult person.
grown-up having reached adulthood or maturity. [2 definitions]
grow out of to grow too large to wear something. [2 definitions]
growth the process of growing. [3 definitions]
growth plate the area of growth at each end of the long bones of children and adolescents, also known as the epiphyseal plate or physis.
grow up to move from childhood to adulthood.
grub the slow-moving, wormlike larva of a beetle or similar insect. [8 definitions]
grubby dirty or unkempt. [3 definitions]
grubstake tools and provisions advanced to a person planning a mining operation or similar venture, in exchange for a share of the expected profits. [2 definitions]
grudge a feeling of resentment harbored against someone because of a real or imagined injustice. [4 definitions]
grudging reluctant or unwilling.
gruel thin boiled oatmeal.
grueling extremely tiring or demanding; arduous.
gruesome repugnantly frightful; horrid.
gruff low and hoarse-sounding. [2 definitions]
grumble to mutter dissatisfaction or complaints. [5 definitions]
grump a complaining, ill-tempered person. [3 definitions]