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accelerating

USik-SEL-uh-rayt-ing/ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt.ɪŋ/UKuhk-SEL-uh-rayt-ing/əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt.ɪŋ/

Noun pluralacceleratings

2 meanings of accelerating

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of accelerate. Use this form when something is speeding up right now.

    The train was accelerating as it pulled out of the station.

    She kept accelerating down the empty road.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A single act of making something move faster.

    Like the push you feel when a car suddenly speeds up.

    The fast accelerating of the train pushed everyone backward.

    Her quick accelerating off the line won the short race.

    Similarspeedup, surge

    Oppositedeceleration, slowdown

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accelerating is a form of accelerate

accelerate, verb: To start moving faster, or to keep gaining speed. Full entry

Forms
accelerateaccelerates he/she/itaccelerating -ing formaccelerated past tense, past participle
Spelling
accelerate → accelerating: drop the e, add -ing

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