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Meaning of ballooning

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

ballooning

Pronunciation:/bəˈluːnɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To increase or expand rapidly.

    Example: His stomach ballooned from eating such a large meal.

  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.

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of something that swells or expands.

  2. The sport or hobby of flying in a balloon.

    Example: When he retired, he took up ballooning.

  3. The mechanical kiting used by spiders, mites, caterpillars, etc. to travel through the air.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Growing rapidly as a balloon.

    Example: The ballooning economy was out of control.

  2. Rising high in the air.

    Example: The cricketer hit a ballooning shot for six runs.