how to pronounce skyrocket

/ˈskaɪˌɹɑːkət/

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skyrocket is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of skyrocket in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… when their grades don't skyrocket so you …”

meanings of skyrocket

noun:

A rebuke, a scolding.
Pocket.
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.

verb:

To increase suddenly and extremely; to shoot up; to surge or spike. The shortage caused prices to skyrocket.

skyrocket frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word skyrocket occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics skyrocket can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that skyrocket can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;