[f. as prec. + -ING2.] That explodes. † a. That drives away with scorn. b. That causes a loud and sudden noise. c. That flies into pieces with loud report.
1667. Milton, P. L., X. 546. Thus with th’applause they meant, Turnd to exploding hiss.
1853. Kane, Grinnell Exp., xxxvii. (1856), 337. We missed pleasantly the wailing, the howling, the clattering, the exploding din.
1883. Academy, 23 June, 444/1. That tree … has the air of an exploding shell.
