ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Mushrooming

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Mushrooming is a noun meaning The act of gathering mushrooms.

Meaning

The act of gathering mushrooms.

More Meanings

  1. Rapid or explosive growth.
  2. The formation of a mushroom-like shape.
  3. present participle and gerund of mushroom

Example Sentences

I'll lock up and go watercressing. Or mushrooming. Or some damn thing.
The enormous growth of the railway during that period ran in parallel with mushrooming housing developments along the lines.

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Related dictionary entries include proliferation, propagation, growing, rising, increasing, mounting.

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