rocketingn.

Brit.

/ˈrɒkᵻtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈrɑkədɪŋ/

Forms: 1800s– rocketing, 1800s– rocketting.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rocket v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < rocket v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of rocket v., esp. that of launching an attack with rocket-propelled missiles.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > management of artillery > [noun] > discharge of artillery > of specific type of artillery

rocketing?a1800

pom-pomming1901

ack-ack1917

flak1938

mortaring1964

?a1800 Britannic Mag. 2 425/2 The left column, when the rocketing commenced, was ascending the great Carighaut hill, which soon became illuminated by the discharge of musquetry.

1832 T. E. Hook Life David Baird I. vii. 97 The whole line being alarmed by the rocketing below..he instantly dashed forward.

1928 P. F. Nowlan in Amazing Stories Aug. 427 The favorite American method of propulsion was known as ‘rocketing’.

1952 Times 14 July 11/3 In the resultant rocketing of prices,..the growers tried to hold their cotton in the hope that the upward movement would continue.

1975 Church Times 14 Mar. 1/5 Rocketing and shelling of the airfield was going on as the plane left.

2008 C. Hitchens C. Hitchens & his Critics iv. 222 Only one person was killed in the rocketing of Sudan.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

rocketingadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɒkᵻtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈrɑkədɪŋ/

Forms: 1800s– rocketing, 1800s– rocketting.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rocket v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < rocket v. + -ing suffix².

a. Of a game bird, esp. a pheasant: that rockets (rocket v. 3a).

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the world > animals > birds > wild or domestic birds > [adjective] > that rockets

rocketing1866

1866 Pall Mall Gaz. 19 June 5 To deal successfully with rocketing pheasants on a windy day..indeed requires quickness and skill.

1897 W. H. Thornton Reminisc. Clergyman xii. 339 I shot a rocketing cock pheasant..with a single bullet.

1920 R. Curle Wanderings xiv. 190 The eastern counties are the home of partridges and hares but the south and the north give you the rocketing pheasants.

1994 S. Fry Hippopotamus ii. 31 All at once the air was filled with squadrons of rocketing pheasants.

b. gen. That moves like a rocket, esp. travelling at great speed.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by speed or gait > [adjective] > galloping > making short or sudden gallop

rocketing1883

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adjective] > moving with impetuous speed or headlong

ranka1250

whirling1382

hurlingc1400

whithering1513

headling?1518

vehement1528

heady1562

headlongc1565

precipitant1649

precipitate1654

torrent1667

precipitous1681

tearing1765

torrentuous1840

whirlwind1865

torrential1877

Gadarene1895

rocketing1952

1883 E. Pennell-Elmhirst Cream Leics. 275 To the rocketting bound of a good free horse you catch your breath, thankfully, happily.

1952 D. Thomas Coll. Poems 172 He..prays, Who knows the rocketing wind will blow The bones out of the hills.

1998 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 13 Aug. 41/1 A dizzying succession of descending and ascending runs, chattering sixteenth notes, lightning turnarounds, and rocketing arpeggios.

2. That increases suddenly and very rapidly.

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society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > fluctuation in price > [adjective] > increasing (of prices)

rocketing1920

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > increasing rapidly or sharply

fast-growing1597

skyrocketing1833

skyrockety1856

bounding1887

ballooning1896

mushrooming1954

rocketing1959

1920 E. F. McCarthy & H. C. Belyea Yellow Birch i. 11 The rocketing price of white pine and other essential woods in 1920 is a landmark in the forest economics of America.

1959 Economist 25 Apr. 318/2 Behind the increase in imports there is cited a ‘rocketing’ increase in Dutch production.

1970 Daily Tel. 8 May 17 Doctors, headmasters and health educationists are disturbed by the rocketing numbers of young smokers.

1989 B. H. Kerblay Gorbachev's Russia ii. 36 Shortages have led to rationing in many towns and to rocketing unregulated prices.

2003 Guardian 10 May (Food Suppl.) 16/2 Hand in hand with the obesity rates is a rocketing rate of diabetes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	rocketing
释义	rocketingn. Brit. /ˈrɒkᵻtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrɑkədɪŋ/ Forms: 1800s– rocketing, 1800s– rocketting. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rocket v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < rocket v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of rocket v., esp. that of launching an attack with rocket-propelled missiles. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > management of artillery > [noun] > discharge of artillery > of specific type of artillery rocketing?a1800 pom-pomming1901 ack-ack1917 flak1938 mortaring1964 ?a1800 Britannic Mag. 2 425/2 The left column, when the rocketing commenced, was ascending the great Carighaut hill, which soon became illuminated by the discharge of musquetry. 1832 T. E. Hook Life David Baird I. vii. 97 The whole line being alarmed by the rocketing below..he instantly dashed forward. 1928 P. F. Nowlan in Amazing Stories Aug. 427 The favorite American method of propulsion was known as ‘rocketing’. 1952 Times 14 July 11/3 In the resultant rocketing of prices,..the growers tried to hold their cotton in the hope that the upward movement would continue. 1975 Church Times 14 Mar. 1/5 Rocketing and shelling of the airfield was going on as the plane left. 2008 C. Hitchens C. Hitchens & his Critics iv. 222 Only one person was killed in the rocketing of Sudan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). rocketingadj. Brit. /ˈrɒkᵻtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrɑkədɪŋ/ Forms: 1800s– rocketing, 1800s– rocketting. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rocket v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < rocket v. + -ing suffix². 1. a. Of a game bird, esp. a pheasant: that rockets (rocket v. 3a). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > wild or domestic birds > [adjective] > that rockets rocketing1866 1866 Pall Mall Gaz. 19 June 5 To deal successfully with rocketing pheasants on a windy day..indeed requires quickness and skill. 1897 W. H. Thornton Reminisc. Clergyman xii. 339 I shot a rocketing cock pheasant..with a single bullet. 1920 R. Curle Wanderings xiv. 190 The eastern counties are the home of partridges and hares but the south and the north give you the rocketing pheasants. 1994 S. Fry Hippopotamus ii. 31 All at once the air was filled with squadrons of rocketing pheasants. b. gen. That moves like a rocket, esp. travelling at great speed. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by speed or gait > [adjective] > galloping > making short or sudden gallop rocketing1883 the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adjective] > moving with impetuous speed or headlong ranka1250 whirling1382 hurlingc1400 whithering1513 headling?1518 vehement1528 heady1562 headlongc1565 precipitant1649 precipitate1654 torrent1667 precipitous1681 tearing1765 torrentuous1840 whirlwind1865 torrential1877 Gadarene1895 rocketing1952 1883 E. Pennell-Elmhirst Cream Leics. 275 To the rocketting bound of a good free horse you catch your breath, thankfully, happily. 1952 D. Thomas Coll. Poems 172 He..prays, Who knows the rocketing wind will blow The bones out of the hills. 1998 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 13 Aug. 41/1 A dizzying succession of descending and ascending runs, chattering sixteenth notes, lightning turnarounds, and rocketing arpeggios. 2. That increases suddenly and very rapidly. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > fluctuation in price > [adjective] > increasing (of prices) rocketing1920 the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > increasing rapidly or sharply fast-growing1597 skyrocketing1833 skyrockety1856 bounding1887 ballooning1896 mushrooming1954 rocketing1959 1920 E. F. McCarthy & H. C. Belyea Yellow Birch i. 11 The rocketing price of white pine and other essential woods in 1920 is a landmark in the forest economics of America. 1959 Economist 25 Apr. 318/2 Behind the increase in imports there is cited a ‘rocketing’ increase in Dutch production. 1970 Daily Tel. 8 May 17 Doctors, headmasters and health educationists are disturbed by the rocketing numbers of young smokers. 1989 B. H. Kerblay Gorbachev's Russia ii. 36 Shortages have led to rationing in many towns and to rocketing unregulated prices. 2003 Guardian 10 May (Food Suppl.) 16/2 Hand in hand with the obesity rates is a rocketing rate of diabetes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.?a1800adj.1866
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