mushrooming

mush·room

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [muhsh-room, -roo m]
- /ˈmʌʃ rum, -rʊm/
- /ˈmʌʃ.ruːm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muhsh-room, -roo m]
- /ˈmʌʃ rum, -rʊm/

Definitions of mushrooming word

noun mushrooming any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc. 1
noun mushrooming any of several edible species, especially of the family Agaricaceae, as Agaricus campestris (meadow mushroom or field mushroom) cultivated for food in the U.S. 1
noun mushrooming anything of similar shape or correspondingly rapid growth. 1
noun mushrooming a large, mushroom-shaped cloud of smoke or rubble, formed in the atmosphere as a result of an explosion, especially a nuclear explosion. 1
adjective mushrooming of, consisting of, or containing mushrooms: a mushroom omelet. 1
adjective mushrooming resembling a mushroom in shape or form. 1

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Origin of mushrooming

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; alteration (by folk etymology) of Middle English muscheron, musseroun < Middle French mousseron ≪ Late Latin mussiriōn-, stem of mussiriō

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Parts of speech for Mushrooming

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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mushrooming popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for mushrooming

adjective mushrooming

burgeoning — rapidly developing or growing; flourishing
roaring — a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person: the roar of a lion.
prospering — to be successful or fortunate, especially in financial respects; thrive; flourish.
in full swing — to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one's arms in walking.
in the pink — healthy, on good form

All 8 Synonyms of mushrooming