mushroom
noun
any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
mushrooming
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present participleof mushroom.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Nurse practitioner roles, which require more advanced training and offer more pay, are mushrooming as more states have given them license to independently practice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
It is visible in the mushrooming of private schools in small towns and villages.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
In nursing homes mushrooming across the Mexican border, elderly Americans are turning up for low-cost care.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
New data centres -- warehouse-like facilities that store online files and power AI tools from chatbots to image generators -- are mushrooming worldwide, and the sector is growing particularly fast in Asia.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
Margie had three big brothers instead of one, and one day in October the whole bunch of them went out mushrooming.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
