# spiking

Pronunciation: say "SPYK-ing" /ˈspaɪkɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of spike. — present participle and gerund of spike
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of spike. Use it after is or was, or to name the action.
   - _Hospital admissions were spiking as the flu spread through the city._
   - _Spiking someone's drink can lead to serious criminal charges._

## Adjective

2. Involving or producing one or more sudden, sharp increases.
   - Simple: Linked to or causing one or more sudden, sharp rises.
   - _Researchers built a spiking neural network that imitates the way brain cells fire._
   - _A spiking fever that comes and goes can be a sign of infection._
3. Sticking out sharply like a spike, or spiky in shape.
   - Simple: Sticking out sharply, like a spike.
   - _Spiking towers of rock rose above the desert floor._
   - _A row of spiking icicles hung from the edge of the roof._

## Noun

4. The act of something being spiked, such as a drink secretly laced with alcohol or drugs.
   - Simple: When something is spiked, for example when drugs are secretly put in a drink.
   - _Police reported a rise in drink spikings at downtown bars over the holidays._
   - _The spiking of each soil sample with a known amount of lead let the lab check its accuracy._

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