ballooning

noun

bal·​loon·​ing bə-ˈlü-niŋ 

: the act or sport of riding in a balloon

Examples of ballooning in a Sentence

She's always wanted to go ballooning.

Recent Examples on the Web

The wildfire has grown just as rapidly, ballooning to 358,000 acres across Owyhee and Malheur counties as of Wednesday. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 6 Aug. 2026

Situational Awareness rode a wave of AI optimism since its inception in 2024, ballooning to a peak of $45 billion in assets before last week's reckoning. — Hugh Son, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

Since the median income for Sacramento is roughly $84,000 compared to $139,000 in San Francisco, buyers in the area are less likely to invest in ballooning ticket prices — tickets to see Taylor Swift ranged from $750 to $1,000. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026

The social media giant also reported the lowest free cash flow in years, a sign of ballooning expenses for AI bets, including data centers and smart glasses, which could amount to $145 billion this year. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ballooning

• cartooning
• communing
• impugning
• crooning
• mooning
• pruning
• spooning
• swooning
• tuning