Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- v. Past tense of grow.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- v. Simple past of grow.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- imp. of grow.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Preterit of grow.
- Another spelling of grue.
- n. A Greek.
- n. The Greek language.
- n. Same as greyhound.
Etymologies
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Examples
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( "Mother of Waters"), the air grew brighter, and the picture lived and moved; trees _grew_ on the banks, more and more verdure, monkeys swung from bough to bough, birds flashed and piped among the thickets.
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The label grew throughout the big band era, then signed the pop singers who succeeded those bands in the late forties.
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She listened some more and her expression grew serious.
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His expression grew even more haunted, his eyes now fully black, as if he were reliving that misery.
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His expression grew sad, then he sighed and shook it off.
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His expression grew stony as he crossed his arms over his chest.
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Or the way her expression grew distant, her wide shoulders drawn back when she sensed an affront?
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He looked her up and down, appraising her, and then his eyes narrowed and his expression grew dark.
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Katie set her jaw, and her expression grew steely.
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Her expression grew soft when he grazed the backs of his fingers along her silky cheek.
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