rocketing

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A form of rocket — A cylindrical projectile that can be fired to a great height through combustion, (specifically) a type of firework of this form, typically exploding with light and colour; a skyrocket.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rocket

    The rocketing popularity of potatoes in London's diet led to the conversion of the temporary GNR passenger station north of the canal [...] as a dedicated potato terminal, whose significant traffic was stolen from coastal shipping.

    2021 December 1, Nigel Harris, “St Pancras and King's Cross: 1947”, in RAIL, number 945, page 42
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APA

rocketing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rocketing

MLA

“rocketing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rocketing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rocketing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rocketing.

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