# accelerating

Pronunciation: US say "ik-SEL-uh-rayt-ing" /ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt.ɪŋ/; UK say "uhk-SEL-uh-rayt-ing" /əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪt.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of accelerate. — present participle and gerund of accelerate
   - Simple: Present participle of accelerate. Use this form when something is speeding up right now.
   - _The rocket was accelerating rapidly as it cleared the launch tower._
   - _Prices are accelerating faster than wages this year._

## Noun

2. An instance of increasing in speed; an act of acceleration.
   - Simple: A single act of making something move faster.
   - _The engineer noted a sharp accelerating in the test vehicle's motion._
   - _An abrupt accelerating threw the loose cargo against the wall._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/accelerating (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).