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How to pronounce explosion in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms blowup, detonation
Type of discharge
Has types airburst, backfire, big bang, blast, blowback, fragmentation, inflation
Derivation explode
Type Words
Synonyms burst
Type of change of integrity
Has types fulmination, detonation
Derivation explode


the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children.
Type Words
Synonyms plosion
Type of tone ending, release
Derivation explode
Type Words
Type of golf stroke, swing, golf shot
Type Words
Type of increase
Derivation explode


the population explosion.
the information explosion.
Type Words
Type of outburst, ebullition, effusion, blowup, gush
Derivation explode


an explosion of laughter.
an explosion of rage.
Type Words
Type of noise


the explosion was heard a mile away.

Examples of explosion

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Young said he was at his home 2 miles away and felt the impact of the explosion.
From the dailyherald.com
What's more, the profit explosion wasn't just the result of savage cost-cutting.
From the businessweek.com
Another industrial explosion like the one that rocked the Atlas foundry in 2007?
From the thenewstribune.com
A huge explosion rocked a neighborhood near San Francisco International Airport.
From the sacbee.com
Three months after the Deepwater Horizon explosion caused up to 184 million gal.
From the time.com
It makes sense, given the explosion and popularity of dance shows on television.
From the post-gazette.com
A big, bold explosion of Kiwi hops in a jet-black beer with hints of roastiness.
From the smh.com.au
Then someone had a brain explosion as significant as Tindall's on his night out.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The mine about 50 miles south of Charleston hasn't operated since the explosion.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
  • The act of exploding or bursting; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft"
  • A sudden great increase; "the population explosion"; "the information explosion"
  • Plosion: the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant
  • A sudden outburst; "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage"
  • A golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
  • An explosion is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures and the release of gases. An explosion creates a shock wave. ...
  • Explosion! is The Museum of Naval Firepower situated in the former Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Priddy's Hard, in Gosport, Hampshire, England. The museum tells the story of naval firepower from Gunpowder to the Exocet missile.
  • The Explosion was a punk rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. On February 13, 2007 the band announced that they had left Virgin Records. On April 30, 2007 the band announced that they were to split up. ...