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Rareskyrocket
The correct spelling is skyrocket.
How to pronounce skyrocket
/ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/
nounIPA: /ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/
Say it like: Sky-rok-et
The correct spelling is skyrocket. A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc. For example: "The shortage caused prices to skyrocket."
Usage Examples
“The shortage caused prices to skyrocket.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc.
- 2.(by extension) A rebuke, a scolding.
- 3.Pocket.
verb
- 1.To increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike.
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