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Definition of ingrowing adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ingrowing

adjective
 
/ˈɪnɡrəʊɪŋ/
 
/ˈɪnɡrəʊɪŋ/
(British English)
(also ingrown
 
/ˈɪnɡrəʊn/
 
/ˈɪnɡrəʊn/
 North American English, British English)
[only before noun]
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  1. (especially of a toenail or a hair) growing into the skin
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryIngrowing is used with these nouns:
    • toenail
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