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  • verb Present participle of rocket.

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Examples

  • Inevitably, it was a free jumper rocketing from the water, hanging in midair before the crash that seemed to be the fish's object; or it was a fish feeding, perhaps on a mullet: an abrupt canyon in the tannic water that closed with overlapping waves gathering at the middle of a subsiding hole.

    My Tarpon Addiction 2005

  • (Even if Matt felt the police were unfairly singling him out for some other crime he was committing, he STILL wouldn’t be justified in rocketing an apartment building …)

    Matthew Yglesias » Self-Defense 2009

  • That sent demand rocketing, which is good because glassybaby doesn't advertise.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • I have seen Obama "rocketing" to a degree but I also have seen him stabilizing rather than accelerating with increased exposure in the last couple of weeks.

    Hillary's Daily Talking Points 2009

  • While this does have benefits when it comes to trying new things, such as rocketing to the moon or wearing a very odd looking clothing accessory, it also raises ones internal bar too high - leading to disappointment and depression.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008

  • They said the price of fuel was "rocketing" and the government had the power to act, but was not listening.

    Archive 2008-05-01 FIDO The Dog 2008

  • I fully expect the enemy to try to orchestrate more spectacular attacks, such as rocketing the green zone and other acts which would understandably grab the attention and the headlines in the United States of America.

    CNN Transcript Apr 12, 2007 2007

  • You're just in the mood for what Jan calls 'rocketing' and Garry's letter, of course, was the spark.

    Kenny Leona Dalrymple

  • It comes amid "rocketing" demand on ambulance staff and accident and emergency wards for out-of-hours care - and political pressure for change in the way doctors provide this.

    icWestlothian 2010

  • As has been the case for the last few years, the news has given rise to headlines of "rocketing" tribunal claims.

    PersonnelToday.com - All HR news stories 2010

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  • My adjectival use: 'They were terrified by the rocketing prices.'

    August 24, 2011