accelerating

verb

Stress: second syllable

Syllables: ac-cel-er-at-ing (5)

English Definition

Increasing in speed or rate.

Example Sentence

The car was accelerating on the highway.

US IPA /əkˈseləreɪtɪŋ/

UK IPA /əkˈseləreɪtɪŋ/

speeding up hastening quickening expediting

decelerating slowing retarding