balloon
noun
a bag made of thin rubber or other light material, usually brightly colored, inflated with air or with some lighter-than-air gas and used as a children's plaything or as a decoration.
ballooning
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present participleof balloon.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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a word derived from
balloon.
balloonnouna bag made of thin rubber or other light material, usually brightly colored, inflated with air or with some lighter-than-air gas and used as a children's plaything or as a decoration.
Example Sentences
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Both were highly critical of ballooning legal costs under Feldstein Soto, as well as her penchant for hiring outside law firms to fight the city’s battles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
In many cases, Ohanian said, California’s ballooning budget has not resulted in higher quality of public services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Hot-air ballooning in Cappadocia is a thriving industry that sees dozens of balloons take to the skies on clear mornings.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Back then, many homeowners were holding adjustable-rate mortgages with payments that were ballooning, meaning that they would soon be facing a much higher mortgage payment that they could not afford.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
I poke the comers of the clothes in between the wringers and they are grabbed and dragged through, the arms of the shirts ballooning with trapped air, suds dripping from the cuffs.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
