accumulating

Verb

accumulate (third-person singular simple present accumulates, present participle accumulating, simple past and past participle accumulated)

1. (transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent.
   • He wishes to accumulate a sum of money.

   Synonyms:

   amass, heap, hoard, store, agglomerate, build up, cumulate, heap up, mound, pile

2. (intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number.
   • With her company going bankrupt, her divorce, and a gambling habit, debts started to accumulate so she had to sell her house.

   Synonyms:

   aggregate, amound, collect, gather

3. (dated) To take a higher degree at the same time with a lower degree, or at a shorter interval than usual.

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