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rocketing up

rocketing up is the present participle and gerund of rocket up.

Meaning of rocket up

Verb

rocket up (third-person singular simple present rockets up, present participle rocketing up, simple past and past participle rocketed up)

  1. (colloquial, intransitive) To grow or increase sharply.
    • Young Dutch keeper Tim Krul saw his value rocket up with a sensational display.2011 October 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport
    Synonyms:
    skyrocket

Questions about rocketing up

What is rocketing up the present participle and gerund of?
Rocketing up is the present participle and gerund of rocket up.

Words near rocketing up in the dictionary

  1. rocketeers
  2. rocketer
  3. rocketers
  4. rocketh
  5. rocketing
  6. rocketing up
  7. rocketless
  8. rocketlike
  9. rocketman
  10. rocketmen
  11. rocketpack

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