Ballooning

//bəˈluːnɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of something that swells or expands. countable, uncountable

    "This major artery from the heart to the lower body, the aorta, can indeed develop aneurysms. These balloonings of the shape of the normally straight artery may cause no bother, no symptoms and no complications."

  2. 2
    flying in a balloon wordnet
  3. 3
    The sport or hobby of flying in a hot-air balloon. uncountable

    "When he retired, he took up ballooning."

  4. 4
    The mechanical kiting used by spiders, mites, caterpillars, etc. to travel through the air. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of balloon form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Growing rapidly as a balloon. not-comparable

    "The ballooning economy was out of control."

  2. 2
    Rising high in the air. not-comparable

    "The cricketer hit a ballooning shot for six runs."

Synonyms

All synonyms
accessaccessionaccretionaccrualaccruementaccumulation

Example

More examples

"What began in 1972 with a modest launch of 13 balloons has evolved into the largest ballooning event in the world — and the world’s most photographed event."

Related phrases

apical ballooning cardiomyopathycluster ballooningmemory ballooningtransient apical ballooning syndrome

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