spiking

Pluralspikings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of spike. Use it after is or was, or to name the action.

   Prices are spiking again at the grocery store.

   She is spiking the ball better than anyone on the team.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Linked to or causing one or more sudden, sharp rises.

   She had a spiking fever that jumped up every few hours.

   The doctor watched the spiking numbers on the heart monitor.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Sticking out sharply, like a spike.

   The plant has long spiking leaves with sharp tips.

   His hair stood up in spiking tufts after the swim.

   Similarjagged, pointed, spiky

4. 4
   nouncountable or uncountable

   When something is spiked, for example when drugs are secretly put in a drink.

   The club put up posters warning about drink spiking.

   After the spiking at the party, she never left her cup alone again.

   Similarlacing

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