Definition of "escalating" []

• Present participle of escalate. (verb)

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• "SABC carried in its radio bulletins a news item in which IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi was voicing his party's concerns pertaining to what he called escalating violence in some areas in the province."
• "In his announcement, Robinson cited concern about safety at the rally because of what he called escalating tension surrounding the immigration issue."
• "But the activists said the Joker banner was typical of what they called escalating attacks on the president - from depictions of Obama as Hitler at rallies to South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson's "You lie!" outburst during Obama's recent nationally televised address to Congress."