exploding

transitive verb exploded, exploding

1. to cause to be rejected; expose as false; discredit: to explode a theory
2. to make burst with a loud noise; blow up; detonate
3. to cause to change suddenly and violently from a solid or liquid to a quickly expanding gas
4. to cause rapid nuclear fusion or fission in, with accompanying destructive force
5. Golf to hit (a ball) from a sand trap with an explosion shot

intransitive verb

1. to be exploded; burst noisily and violently
2. to break forth noisily: to explode with anger
3. to increase very rapidly: the area's population is exploding