No. 4,744 in Dutch
exploderende
"Exploderende" means "exploding" in English.
In a sentence
De exploderende ster verlichtte de donkere nacht.
The exploding star illuminated the dark night.
Here, 'exploderende' functions as an attributive participle modifying 'ster', indicating the star is exploding.
Hij rende weg van de exploderende ballon.
He ran away from the exploding balloon.
In this sentence, 'exploderende' describes the balloon as it is breaking apart.
We moeten oppassen voor exploderende reacties in dit chemische experiment.
We must beware of exploding reactions in this chemical experiment.
Here, 'exploderende' is used as an adjective describing 'reacties', pointing to their sudden and violent nature.
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