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Mushrooming

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of gathering mushrooms. countable, uncountable

    "I'll lock up and go watercressing. Or mushrooming. Or some damn thing."

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

    "The enormous growth of the railway during that period ran in parallel with mushrooming housing developments along the lines."

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