ballooning

noun

bal·​loon·​ing bə-ˈlü-niŋ How to pronounce ballooning (audio)
: 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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This was a significant factor in the ballooning of Medicaid. Jeremy Nighohossian, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025 If his contract demands start ballooning into Max Fried territory, Atlanta will politely excuse itself. Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025 Thailand and Cambodia agreed to talks in Malaysia on Monday aimed at ending their ballooning border dispute. J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 27 July 2025 The problem for aging states is that the size of the population that tends to spend the most (people in or close to their 40s) is shrinking, while the proportion of the population that tends to spend significantly less (those 65 years and older) is ballooning. Mark L. Haas, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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