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ballooning

The correct spelling is ballooning.

How to pronounce ballooning

verb

IPA: /bəˈluːnɪŋ/

Say it like: Bal-loo-nin-g

The correct spelling is ballooning. To increase or expand rapidly. For example: "His stomach ballooned from eating such a large meal."

Usage Examples

His stomach ballooned from eating such a large meal.

When he retired, he took up ballooning.

The ballooning economy was out of control.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To increase or expand rapidly.
  2. 2.To go up or voyage in a balloon.
  3. 3.To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.
  4. 4.To inflate like a balloon.
  5. 5.To strike (a ball) so that it flies high in the air.

noun

  1. 1.The act of something that swells or expands.
  2. 2.The sport or hobby of flying in a balloon.
  3. 3.The mechanical kiting used by spiders, mites, caterpillars, etc. to travel through the air.

adjective

  1. 1.Growing rapidly as a balloon.
  2. 2.Rising high in the air.

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