increasing

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪnˈkɹiːsɪŋ/

Adjective

increasing (not comparable)

1. on the increase.

   steadily increasing demand

Antonyms

• decreasing

Translations

• Spanish: creciente

Verb

1. present participle of increase#English|increase

Noun

increasing (plural increasings)

1. (knitting) An increase.
   • 1864, The Ladies' Companion and Monthly Magazine (page 277)

     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.

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