ballooning

noun

bal·​loon·​ing bə-ˈlü-niŋ How to pronounce ballooning (audio)
Synonyms of ballooningnext
: the act or sport of riding in a balloon

Examples of ballooning in a Sentence

She's always wanted to go ballooning.
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The styling trick works even with an outfit that leans as grunge as this, with ballooning black cargo pants, a muted flannel, and a faded black tee. Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025 For some on Wall Street, the agreement underscores Nvidia’s ballooning size. Alex Harring, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025 Unlike the ballooning federal Indigenous budgets of the past decade, which were approved by a majority in the Canadian Parliament, the matter of land redistribution has been left to the courts. David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2025 The president also claimed the income could be used to slash the ballooning $38 trillion debt. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ballooning

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ballooning was in 1784

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“Ballooning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballooning. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.

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