increasing

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈkɹiːsɪŋ/ Hyphenation: in‧creas‧ing Rhymes: -iːsɪŋ === Etymology 1 === From increase +‎ -ing (participial suffix). ==== Adjective ==== increasing (not comparable) On the increase. ===== Antonyms ===== decreasing ===== Hyponyms ===== ever-increasing ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== increasing present participle and gerund of increase === Etymology 2 === From Middle English encresing, equivalent to increase +‎ -ing (gerund suffix). ==== Noun ==== increasing (plural increasings) (knitting) An increase.