adj
Meaning 1
Growing rapidly as a balloon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- The ballooning economy was out of control.
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
ballooning
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/bəˈluːnɪŋ/
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adj
Meaning 2
Rising high in the air.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- The cricketer hit a ballooning shot for six runs.
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noun
Meaning 3
The act of something that swells or expands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 4
The sport or hobby of flying in a hot-air balloon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
- When he retired, he took up ballooning.
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noun
Meaning 5
The mechanical kiting used by spiders, mites, caterpillars, etc. to travel through the air.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of balloon
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 7
flying in a balloon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Broader terms: flight, flying
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: baloniarstwo — the sport or hobby of flying in a hot-air balloon
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