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Rareballooning
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.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.
noun
- 1.The act of something that swells or expands.
- 2.The sport or hobby of flying in a balloon.
- 3.The mechanical kiting used by spiders, mites, caterpillars, etc. to travel through the air.
adjective
- 1.Growing rapidly as a balloon.
- 2.Rising high in the air.
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