escalating — Increasing rapidly in intensity, extent, or severity; becoming progressively worse or more serious.
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: Increasing rapidly in intensity, extent, or severity; becoming progressively worse or more serious.
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈeskəˌleɪtɪŋ/
Example Sentences
- My mom's anger was escalating faster than Bitcoin prices last year.
- The escalating noise from the construction site made studying impossible.
- His escalating obsession with K-pop worried his friends.
escalating
ADJECTIVE[/ˈeskəˌleɪtɪŋ/]
Increasing rapidly in intensity, extent, or severity; becoming progressively worse or more serious.
Increasing rapidly in intensity, extent, or severity; becoming progressively worse or more serious.
His calculating moves become captivating as tensions keep escalating!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'scala' meaning ladder or staircase, combined with the prefix 'ex-' meaning out or up. The word developed the sense of climbing step by step, which led to the modern meaning of gradually increasing or intensifying.
Breakdown
ex- (out/up) + scal- (ladder/climb) + -ate (verb suffix) + -ing (present participle)
🎵Rhyme
📝Examples
“My mom's anger was escalating faster than Bitcoin prices last year.”
“The escalating noise from the construction site made studying impossible.”
“His escalating obsession with K-pop worried his friends.”
“The escalating trade war affected global markets.”
“My coffee addiction is escalating - I now need five cups to function.”
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