English Explanatory Dictionary

ballooning

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Growing rapidly as a balloon.
  2. Rising high in the air.
noun
  1. The act of something that swells or expands.
  2. The sport or hobby of flying in a hot-air balloon.
  3. The mechanical kiting used by spiders, mites, caterpillars, etc. to travel through the air.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of balloon

Pronunciation

/bəˈluːnɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-ballooning.wav

Word forms

ballooning balloonings

Derived words

apical ballooning cardiomyopathy ballooningly cluster ballooning memory ballooning transient apical ballooning syndrome
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