▪ I. accruing, vbl. n.
(əˈkruːɪŋ)
[f. accrue v. + -ing1.]
Natural growth. (Now mostly gerundial.)
| Mod. On the accruing of the interest. |
▪ II. accruing, ppl. a.
(əˈkruːɪŋ)
[f. accrue v. + -ing2.]
Coming as a natural accession or result; arising in due course.
| 1683 Brit. Speculum 234 The Inestimable and unspeakable Blessings accrewing from the Union of England and Scotland. 1704 Swift Ta. Tub ix. (1709) 117 A mighty advantage accruing to the public. 1817 Jas. Mill Brit. India II. v. viii. 670 The accruing demands of the current year. 1877 H. A. Page De Quincey II. xix. 172 To set forth even the accruing disadvantages in humorous self-irony. |