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 result was a nationwide strike of transportation workers and ballooning protests, a saga only halted when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026

Master suspects that last factor in particular may go a long way in explaining the ballooning schedules. — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

With a ballooning debt and never-ending wars from our Republican Presidents, at some point, taxes will have to increase. — David Rae, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Meta is also working to cut its ballooning AI spending by reducing reliance on costly external tools. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ballooning

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