mushroomed - Definition and Meaning

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(verb)

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increase, spread, or develop rapidly

examples

environmental concern mushroomed in the 1960s

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(verb)

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form a shape resembling that of a mushroom

examples

the grenade mushroomed into red fire as it hit the hillside

(verb)

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gather mushrooms

examples

the water's still pumped from a well and the chefs go mushrooming in the woods