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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.
Recent Examples on the Web
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The housing market has been plagued by weak demand in 2025, leading to plateauing prices, ballooning inventory levels, and a widening gap between buyers and increasingly desperate sellers. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025 That growth, of course, would rely on ever-ballooning sales from more and more people and businesses purchasing its AI services. Bobby Allyn, NPR, 23 Nov. 2025 Richardson, who chairs a Senate budget subcommittee, grilled Cal OES officials about the lack of a timeline and the project’s ballooning cost during a May hearing. William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 23 Nov. 2025 Trump initially touted tariffs as a tool to bring down the ballooning federal debt and, as recently as August, claimed that the policies would generate revenue far exceeding government projections. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Nov. 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 5 Dec. 2025.

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