adjective
- increasing very rapidly and dramatically
Usage: often used with prices, costs, or numbers
verb
- present participle of skyrocket: to increase very rapidly
Usage: gerund form
Examples
- Gas prices are skyrocketing this month.
- The company’s profits showed skyrocketing growth.
- Skyrocketing inflation is affecting everyone’s budget.
- Housing costs have been skyrocketing in major cities.
- The popularity of the app is skyrocketing among teenagers.
- Skyrocketing temperatures broke several records this summer.