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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"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMUSHROOMING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMUSHROOMING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMUSHROOMING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'mushrooming' Word Frequency. mushrooming in British English. (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.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › mushroomingMushrooming Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › mushroomingMUSHROOMING Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for MUSHROOMING: increase, accumulating, accumulation, proliferation, addition, multiplication, growth, doubling; Antonyms of MUSHROOMING: decrease, reduction, contracting, diminishing, shrinkage, shrinking, lowering, contraction.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › mushroomingMushrooming - definition of mushrooming by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-superentryAll content related to 'mushrooming' - Collins Online Dictionary

    All you need to know about "MUSHROOMING" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › mushrooming_nmushrooming, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the noun mushrooming is in the 1800s. OED's earliest evidence for mushrooming is from 1800, in Whole Proc. King's Comm. Peace . mushrooming is formed within English, by derivation.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryMUSHROOMING - All you need to know about it - Collins Online...

    A complete guide to the word "MUSHROOMING": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › mushrooming_adjmushrooming, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    OED's earliest evidence for mushrooming is from 1952, in California Stylist. It is also recorded as a noun from the 1800s. mushrooming is formed within English, by derivation.