ballooning
Pronunciation:
/bəˈluːnɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To increase or expand rapidly.
Example: His stomach ballooned from eating such a large meal.
To go up or voyage in a balloon.
To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.
To inflate like a balloon.
noun
Definitions
The act of something that swells or expands.
The sport or hobby of flying in a balloon.
Example: When he retired, he took up ballooning.
The mechanical kiting used by spiders, mites, caterpillars, etc. to travel through the air.
adjective
Definitions
Growing rapidly as a balloon.
Example: The ballooning economy was out of control.
Rising high in the air.
Example: The cricketer hit a ballooning shot for six runs.