Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gain momentum

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables
gain -mo-men-tum
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To increase something's own speed while being acted on by gravity.

verb

Synonym of gain ground (to further the progress of; to obtain an advantage)

verb

To become popular among a large amount of people; to have many people participate in a trend or social movement.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

gains momentum (present, singular) gaining momentum (participle, present) gained momentum (participle, past) gained momentum (past)

Synonyms

gain ground

Questions

What does gain momentum mean?
To increase something's own speed while being acted on by gravity.

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