explode
verb (used without object)
to expand with force and noise because of rapid chemical change or decomposition, as gunpowder or nitroglycerine (opposed to implode).
am exploding
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present progressiveof explode (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“I am exploding with anger after hearing what they have done to Behdad Esfahbod,” read a Twitter posting by an Iranian identified as Mohamad Hossein Hajivandi.
From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2020
