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adjective
- 1. (of an amount, price, etc.) increasing very rapidly and suddenly: "rocketing house prices"
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ROCKETING definition: 1. present participle of rocket 2. to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress…. Learn more.
: a firework consisting of a case partly filled with a combustible composition fastened to a guiding stick and propelled through the air by the rearward discharge of the gases liberated by combustion. b. : a similar device used as an incendiary weapon or as a propelling unit (as for a lifesaving line) 2.
1. any of various tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited propel the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, hurling explosives, launching a space vehicle, etc. 2. a space capsule or vehicle put into orbit by such devices. 3. rocket engine. v.t.
Definition of rocket verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective rocketing. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Rocketry any of various simple or complex tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, carrying a lifeline, hurling explosives at an enemy, putting a space vehicle into orbit, etc.
Rocketing Sentence Examples. It was unreal rocketing down this mountain, in pursuit of an unknown someone, one minute, surely Jeffrey Byrne, the next minute someone else. Ski brakes drag in the snow when the boot releases from the binding, preventing the ski from rocketing down the mountain and colliding with skiers.
Synonyms for ROCKETING: rapid, rushing, speeding, meteoric, flying, lightning, swift, running; Antonyms of ROCKETING: creeping, dragging, slow, crawling, lagging, tardy, leisurely, sluggish.
informal uk / ˈrɒk.ɪt / us / ˈrɑː.kɪt / (also skyrocket) to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress towards success: House prices in the north are rocketing ( up). Their team rocketed to the top of the League.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun rocketing. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
