exploding
present participle of
explode
Meaning of exploding in English
explode
verb
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/ɪkˈspləʊd/ us
/ɪkˈsploʊd/explode verb (BREAK APART)
B1 [ I or T ]
- If you pull the pin out of a hand-grenade, it'll explode.
- The plane dived towards the ground and exploded in a ball of flame.
- Witnesses reported seeing a huge orange fireball as the oil refinery exploded.
- The terrorists exploded the device just as a convoy was passing.
- She could hear the distant sound of fireworks exploding.
- blast
- blow
- blow (someone/something) up phrasal verb
- burst in on someone/something phrasal verb
- burst in/into (somewhere) phrasal verb
- controlled explosion
- detonate
- erupt
- explosively
- explosiveness
- fallout from something
- flame
- go off phrasal verb
- go pop idiom
- go up phrasal verb
- implode
- pop
- test-fire
- unexploded
- unspent
explode verb (EMOTION)
[ + speech ] "What on earth do you think you're doing?" she exploded (= said angrily).
- lose your temperShe never lost her temper, never raised her voice.
- explodeShe exploded with rage when she was mistaken for a cleaning lady.
- eruptMy ex-husband would erupt over little things.
- lose (your) patienceShe was starting to lose her patience with him.
- become enragedHe became enraged and crashed out of the room.
- fly into a rageI never saw him fly into a rage or treat anyone cruelly.
explode verb (INCREASE)
- accretion
- accumulate
- accumulative
- accumulatively
- add fuel to something
- blaze
- crank
- gain momentum
- go into orbit idiom
- go up phrasal verb
- growing
- growingly
- inflation
- mushroom
- raise consciousness
- ramp
- ramp something up phrasal verb
- ratchet something up/down phrasal verb
- re-escalate
- stake
explode verb (PROVE FALSE)
- acid test
- actions speak louder than words idiom
- age verification
- anti-sexist
- attest
- demonstrability
- demonstrable
- demonstrably
- demonstration of something
- dispel
- missing link
- nail a lie idiom
- non-documentary
- non-evidence
- probatory
- unsubstantiated
- untestable
- verification
- verify
- vindicate
Phrasal verb
Examples of exploding
exploding
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
A 30-fs pulse was made to interact with a preformed plasma generated via the exploding foil technique from a 1-mm-thick plastic film.
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The first result concerns dependence of the g-ray signal upon the thickness of the exploding foil target.
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And there are some forces which prevent them from exploding, including economic forces, such as policy and other nonlinear effects.
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Cross-arms are exploding laterally and, at the same time, moving to the center.
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This method can be used to determine effective complex materials for exploding wires, thick laser targets, and other applications.
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The first thermonuclear neutrons were obtained in 1981, when working with the target in the exploding pusher mode.
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Special attention is given to the mechanism of interaction between the exploding bubbles, the attached cavity and the boundary layer.
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The most common sources are exploding wires, electrical sparks and solid explosives.
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These uncertainties are particularly significant for exploding wires and electrical sparks.
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We are also reminded that the waves are ripples in the fabric of space and time produced by violent energetic events such as exploding supernovae.
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The laser-driven exploding foil technique can provide plasmas of long scale length with rather controllable density profiles.
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The third planetary explosion mechanism holds the potential for an indefinitely large reservoir of energy for exploding even massive planets and stars.
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That limestone also caused a high percentage of head, face and eye injuries as it shattered when hit by shells of the exploding variety.
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The sensitivity for asymmetry in the ablative mode is essentially higher than that in exploding pusher mode.
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A similar trend for the transmission has been observed through denser plasmas, obtained by exploding 0.3-mm targets.
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