increasing
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increasing¹
- /ɪnˈkɹiːsɪŋ/
Rhymes with -iːsɪŋ
verb
- present participle and gerund of increase Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen
increasing²
- /ɪnˈkɹiːsɪŋ/
Rhymes with -iːsɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English encresing, equivalent to increase + -ing (gerund suffix).
noun increasings
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: augmentative, growing, accretive, accretionary, lengthening, raising, rising, acceleratory, accelerative, incorporative, exploding, building, flaring, progressive, multiplicative, ballooning
adjective
Opposite: decreasing
Translations
Talk about this word "increasing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/increasing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. increasing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/increasing "increasing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/increasing.Cite this
@misc{increasing_2026,
title = {increasing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/increasing},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
