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    Rocketing
    /ˈräkədiNG/

    adjective

    • 1. (of an amount, price, etc.) increasing very rapidly and suddenly: "rocketing house prices"
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  3. Rocketing is the present participle of rocket, which means to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress. See how to use this informal verb in sentences and synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

  4. Rocketing can be an adjective meaning rapid or a verb meaning to proceed or move quickly. Find synonyms, antonyms, and examples of rocketing in different contexts.

  5. Learn the various meanings and uses of the word rocket, from a plant to a firework to a jet engine. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of rocket.

  6. Rocketing is the act of moving or traveling very fast, like a rocket. It can also refer to a type of plant, a weapon, or a vehicle. See different meanings and usage of rocketing from various sources.

  7. /ˈrɒkɪt/ /ˈrɑːkɪt/ Verb Forms. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to increase very quickly and suddenly synonym shoot up. rocketing prices. Unemployment has rocketed up again. The total has rocketed from 376 to 532. Sales have rocketed by 213 percent. They were forced to move out because of the rocketing crime rate. Topics Change, cause and effect c1.

  8. 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.

  9. verb. Present participle of rocket. Wiktionary. Synonyms: bolting. bucketing. bustling. darting. dashing. flashing. flitting. flying. hasting. hastening. hurrying. hustling. shooting. speeding. running. Rocketing Sentence Examples.

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