- 1[intransitive] to rapidly grow or increase in number We expect the market to mushroom in the next two years.
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- 2go mushrooming [intransitive] to gather mushrooms in a field or wood
mushroom
verbNAmE//ˈmʌʃrum//, NAmE//ˈmʌʃrʊm//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they mushroom ,
he / she / it mushrooms ,
past simple mushroomed ,
-ing form mushrooming ,
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