2mushroom verb
mushrooms; mushroomed; mushroom·ing [no obj] 1 : to increase or develop very quickly
▪ The population has mushroomed [=shot up] over the past 10 years. = The town has mushroomed in population over the past 10 years. ▪ Interest in local history is suddenly mushrooming. ▪ Her hobby mushroomed into a thriving business. 2 : to collect wild mushrooms
▪ He goes mushrooming in the spring every year.
▪ The population has mushroomed [=shot up] over the past 10 years. = The town has mushroomed in population over the past 10 years. ▪ Interest in local history is suddenly mushrooming. ▪ Her hobby mushroomed into a thriving business.
▪ He goes mushrooming in the spring every year.
