Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fast-growing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.72 in modern English

Syllables: fast--grow-ing
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Growing rapidly.

Example Sentences

"A fast-growing traffic of which British Railways should receive a larger share is the delivery of new private cars from manufacturer to local dealer."
"The study, which mapped the vaccine conversation on Facebook during the 2019 measles outbreak, found that there were nearly three times as many active anti-vaccination communities as pro-vaccination communities. In addition, they found that while pro-vaccine pages tended to have more followers, anti-vaccine pages were faster-growing."
"The Mayor said that before the pandemic, the West Midlands was the fastest-growing regional economy, with opportunities offered by HS2 key to that."

Etymology

From fast + growing.

Inflected Forms

faster-growing (comparative) fastest-growing (superlative) fastgrowing (alternative)

Synonyms

aggressive strong-growing

Antonyms

slow-growing

Questions

What does fast-growing mean?: Growing rapidly.
Where does fast-growing come from?: From fast + growing.

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