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skyrocketing

skyrocketing is the present participle and gerund of skyrocket.

Meaning of skyrocket

Verb

skyrocket (third-person singular simple present skyrockets, present participle skyrocketing, simple past and past participle skyrocketed)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To rise or increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.
    • The shortage caused prices to skyrocket.
  2. (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To cause to increase suddenly and extremely.
    • This is an area you'll have to work out in precise detail, as it's the area most likely to skyrocket your costs—or, without careful planning, leave you with thirsty guests.2014, Carrie Denny, The Bride's Instruction Manual, page 117

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Questions about skyrocketing

What is skyrocketing the present participle and gerund of?
Skyrocketing is the present participle and gerund of skyrocket.

Words near skyrocketing in the dictionary

  1. skyrmionium
  2. skyrmioniums
  3. skyrmions
  4. skyrocket
  5. skyrocketed
  6. skyrocketing
  7. skyrockets
  8. skyrockety
  9. Skyros
  10. skyrunner
  11. skyrunners

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