ballooning
Collocations
4ADJ.
foreign, largest, most
VERB + BALLOONING
hit, took
BALLOONING + NOUN
economy, event, heroes
PREP.
in, into, out, up
Definitions
adj
Growing rapidly as a balloon.
The ballooning economy was out of control.
Rising high in the air.
The cricketer hit a ballooning shot for six runs.
noun
The act of something that swells or expands.
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.
The sport or hobby of flying in a hot-air balloon.
When he retired, he took up ballooning.
Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.
The mechanical kiting used by spiders, mites, caterpillars, etc. to travel through the air.
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6The ballooning economy was out of control.
WiktionaryThe cricketer hit a ballooning shot for six runs.
WiktionaryThis 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 comp
WiktionaryWhen he retired, he took up ballooning.
WiktionaryLike most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shiver
WiktionaryWhat 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.
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