ballooning

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈluːnɪŋ/ === Adjective === ballooning (not comparable) Growing rapidly as a balloon. Rising high in the air. === Noun === ballooning (countable and uncountable, plural balloonings) The act of something that swells or expands. (uncountable) The sport or hobby of flying in a hot-air balloon. The mechanical kiting used by spiders, mites, caterpillars, etc. to travel through the air. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === ballooning present participle and gerund of balloon === Derived terms ===