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The correct spelling is balloon.
How to pronounce balloon
/bəˈluːn/
nounIPA: /bəˈluːn/
Say it like: Bal-loo-n
The correct spelling is balloon. An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible. For example: "the balloon of St. Paul's Cathedral in London"
Usage Examples
“the balloon of St. Paul's Cathedral in London”
“His stomach ballooned from eating such a large meal.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
- 2.Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration.
- 3.Such an object designed to transport people through the air.
- 4.A sac inserted into part of the body for therapeutic reasons; such as angioplasty.
- 5.A speech bubble.
verb
- 1.To increase or expand rapidly.
- 2.To go up or voyage in a balloon.
- 3.To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.
- 4.To inflate like a balloon.
- 5.To strike (a ball) so that it flies high in the air.
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