exploding

Meanings

Plural: explodings

Verb

• cause to burst with a violent release of energy
• burst outward, usually with noise
• show a violent emotional reaction
• be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise
• destroy by exploding
• cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
• drive from the stage by noisy disapproval
• show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
• burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction
• increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner
  • "The population of India is exploding"
• present participle and gerund of explode

Adj

• Having the appearance of an explosion.
• Only available for a very short period.

Noun

• Explosion.

Synonyms

blow up, break loose, burst, burst forth, detonate, explode, irrupt, set off

Antonyms

implode

Related Words

exploded

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