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   mushrooming

   /ˈmʌʃruːmɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. rapidly growing, expanding, or developing: "he has attacked what he describes as the culture of waste and mushrooming costs"
   • 2. forming or spreading into a shape resembling that of a mushroom: "the pulverized meteorite or comet would be swept high into the stratosphere by the mushrooming fireball"

   noun

   • 1. very rapid growth, expansion, or development: "our main concern is the mushrooming of unregulated hand car wash businesses"
   • 2. the activity of gathering mushrooms: "mushrooming makes you see and appreciate the woodland differently"
   • 3. the flattening and expansion of a bullet on impact: "mushrooming effectively increases the bullet calibre when it is inside the target"

   Scrabble Points: 19

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   • U

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   • R

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