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growth spurt en · NOUN

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1. A sudden growth in one's body, especially during adolescence.
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growing pains

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gl estirada (sudden growth in one's body) · pt surto de crescimento (sudden growth in one's body) · de Wachstumsschub (sudden growth in one's body) · fr poussée de croissance (sudden growth in one's body) · ro puseu de creștere (sudden growth in one's body) · pt espichão (sudden growth in one's body) · gl estirón (sudden growth in one's body) · pl gwałtowny rozwój (sudden growth in one's body) · nl groeispurt (sudden growth in one's body) · gl medra (sudden growth in one's body) · ca estirada (sudden growth in one's body) · es estirón (sudden growth in one's body) · cmn 生長突增 /生长突增 (sudden growth in one's body) · is vaxtarkippur (sudden growth in one's body) · fi kasvupyrähdys (sudden growth in one's body)

growth spurt en · VERB

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1. (informal) To undergo growth spurts.

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