skyrocketingn.

Brit.

/ˈskʌɪˌrɒkᵻtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈskaɪˌrɑkədɪŋ/

Forms: 1800s– skyrocketing, 1800s– skyrocketting.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sky rocket n., -ing suffix¹; skyrocket v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < sky rocket n. + -ing suffix¹, and partly < skyrocket v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of skyrocket v. (in various senses); esp. the action of increasing abruptly or rapidly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > rapid or sharp increase

mushroom growth1727

skyrocketing1821

wave1851

jump1883

mushrooming1916

bump-up1927

upsurgence1934

upsurge1935

explosion1953

surge1964

quantum jump1975

quantum leap1977

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun] > complete

convelling1620

skyrocketing1821

1821 T. De Quincey J. P. F. Richter in London Mag. Dec. 609/2 The wild, giddy, fantastic,..waltzing, caprioling, pirouetting, sky-rocketing of the chamois.

1933 Sun (Baltimore) 18 Aug. 16/5 Skyrocketing of all grain values immediately ensued.

1958 P. K. Whelpton in R. G. Francis Population Ahead 13 The skyrocketing of people from 350 million to 2,700 million in the last 2,000 years.

2010 G. G. Porto in M. A. Aksoy & B. M. Hoekman Food Prices & Rural Poverty vii. 167 This need has become even more obvious with the skyrocketing of food prices of the last few years.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

skyrocketingadj.

Brit.

/ˈskʌɪˌrɒkᵻtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈskaɪˌrɑkədɪŋ/

Forms: 1800s– skyrocketing, 1900s– skyrocketting.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sky rocket n., -ing suffix²; skyrocket v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: Partly < sky rocket n. + -ing suffix², and partly < skyrocket v. + -ing suffix².

Resembling or characteristic of a skyrocket; esp. rising or increasing abruptly or rapidly.

ΘΚΠ

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

fast-growing1597

skyrocketing1833

skyrockety1856

bounding1887

ballooning1896

mushrooming1954

rocketing1959

1833 J. Macdouall Narr. Voy. Patagonia & Terra Del Fuégo 15 St. Jago was the next island we touched at; it is subject to the Portuguese, and a rare sky-rocketing set they are.

1877 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 11 Mar. 11/ She was an authoress, bursting with all that sky-rocketing ambition which has characterized the race of blue-stockings from time immemorial.

1919 Baltimore Feb. 6/2 They are under the false impression that they will find the same skyrocketing wages in normal plants doing normal work in normal times.

1979 Vole 8 Nov. 26/1 Land-prices..are a key element in the sky-rocketing costs of both housing and food.

1984 Jet 16 Jan. 60/2 He has decided..to concentrate on his skyrocketing movie career.

2003 Orange Coast June 94/1 Skyrocketing real estate values and rents have dictated significant change to downtown Laguna.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	skyrocketing
释义	skyrocketingn. Brit. /ˈskʌɪˌrɒkᵻtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈskaɪˌrɑkədɪŋ/ Forms: 1800s– skyrocketing, 1800s– skyrocketting. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sky rocket n., -ing suffix¹; skyrocket v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < sky rocket n. + -ing suffix¹, and partly < skyrocket v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of skyrocket v. (in various senses); esp. the action of increasing abruptly or rapidly. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > rapid or sharp increase mushroom growth1727 skyrocketing1821 wave1851 jump1883 mushrooming1916 bump-up1927 upsurgence1934 upsurge1935 explosion1953 surge1964 quantum jump1975 quantum leap1977 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [noun] > complete convelling1620 skyrocketing1821 1821 T. De Quincey J. P. F. Richter in London Mag. Dec. 609/2 The wild, giddy, fantastic,..waltzing, caprioling, pirouetting, sky-rocketing of the chamois. 1933 Sun (Baltimore) 18 Aug. 16/5 Skyrocketing of all grain values immediately ensued. 1958 P. K. Whelpton in R. G. Francis Population Ahead 13 The skyrocketing of people from 350 million to 2,700 million in the last 2,000 years. 2010 G. G. Porto in M. A. Aksoy & B. M. Hoekman Food Prices & Rural Poverty vii. 167 This need has become even more obvious with the skyrocketing of food prices of the last few years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). skyrocketingadj. Brit. /ˈskʌɪˌrɒkᵻtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈskaɪˌrɑkədɪŋ/ Forms: 1800s– skyrocketing, 1900s– skyrocketting. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sky rocket n., -ing suffix²; skyrocket v., -ing suffix². Etymology: Partly < sky rocket n. + -ing suffix², and partly < skyrocket v. + -ing suffix². Resembling or characteristic of a skyrocket; esp. rising or increasing abruptly or rapidly. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > increasing rapidly or sharply fast-growing1597 skyrocketing1833 skyrockety1856 bounding1887 ballooning1896 mushrooming1954 rocketing1959 1833 J. Macdouall Narr. Voy. Patagonia & Terra Del Fuégo 15 St. Jago was the next island we touched at; it is subject to the Portuguese, and a rare sky-rocketing set they are. 1877 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 11 Mar. 11/ She was an authoress, bursting with all that sky-rocketing ambition which has characterized the race of blue-stockings from time immemorial. 1919 Baltimore Feb. 6/2 They are under the false impression that they will find the same skyrocketing wages in normal plants doing normal work in normal times. 1979 Vole 8 Nov. 26/1 Land-prices..are a key element in the sky-rocketing costs of both housing and food. 1984 Jet 16 Jan. 60/2 He has decided..to concentrate on his skyrocketing movie career. 2003 Orange Coast June 94/1 Skyrocketing real estate values and rents have dictated significant change to downtown Laguna. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1821adj.1833
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