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verb [ I ] uk / ˈmʌʃ.ruːm / / ˈmʌʃ.rʊm / us / ˈmʌʃ.ruːm / / ˈmʌʃ.rʊm / to increase very quickly: The number of computers in schools has mushroomed in recent years. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Increasing and intensifying. accretion. accumulate. accumulatively. add fuel to the fire idiom. blaze. crank. go into orbit idiom. go up.
(ˈmʌʃruːmɪŋ ) noun. the act of growing suddenly and rapidly. the mushrooming of commercial art galleries in Barcelona. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'mushrooming' in a sentence. mushrooming.
verb [ I ] uk / ˈmʌʃ.ruːm / / ˈmʌʃ.rʊm / us / ˈmʌʃ.ruːm / / ˈmʌʃ.rʊm / to increase very quickly: The number of computers in schools has mushroomed in recent years. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Increasing and intensifying. accretion. accumulate. accumulatively. add fuel to the fire idiom. blaze. crank. go into orbit idiom. go up.
uk/ˈmʌʃ.ruːm//ˈmʌʃ.rʊm/us/ˈmʌʃ.ruːm//ˈmʌʃ.rʊm/. to increase very quickly: The number of computers in schools has mushroomed in recent years. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Increasing and intensifying. -ify.
The meaning of MUSHROOM is an enlarged complex aboveground fleshy fruiting body of a fungus (such as a basidiomycete) that consists typically of a stem bearing a pileus; especially : one that is edible. How to use mushroom in a sentence.
Very quickly and in great quantities. Used in reference to things or people appearing or multiplying. As the economy recovered and jobs became more plentiful, high-rise apartments started popping up like mushrooms to accommodate the huge influx of worker pouring into the city.
1. a. the fleshy spore-producing body of any of various basidiomycetous fungi, typically consisting of a cap ( pileus) at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium. Some species, such as the field mushroom, are edible. Compare pileus, toadstool.
Definition of mushroom verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. Any of various fungi that produce a fleshy fruiting body, especially one consisting of a stalk with an umbrella-shaped cap. b. Any of such fungi that are edible, especially the widely cultivated species Agaricus bisporus, which includes the button, cremini, and portobello mushrooms. c.
verb. Present participle of mushroom. Wiktionary. Synonyms: exploding. spreading. sprouting. Antonyms: shrinking. shrivelling. Mushrooming Sentence Examples. The growing popularity of Internet shopping has brought with it a mushrooming consumer buyers guide marketplace.
