verb
- falling or rushing down like an avalanche
- increasing rapidly and uncontrollably
Usage: present participle of avalanche
Usage: figurative use
adjective
- characterized by rapid, uncontrolled increase or accumulation
Usage: technical; often used in electronics or physics
Examples
- Snow was avalanching down the mountainside after the loud noise.
- The rocks came avalanching toward the hikers below.
- Problems began avalanching once the first mistake was discovered.
- Complaints were avalanching into the customer service department.
- The avalanching effect in the photodiode amplified the signal.
- Orders started avalanching in after the product review went viral.