ballooning

noun

bal·​loon·​ing bə-ˈlü-niŋ How to pronounce ballooning (audio)
Synonyms of ballooningnext
: the act or sport of riding in a balloon

Examples of ballooning in a Sentence

She's always wanted to go ballooning.
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With a ballooning debt and never-ending wars from our Republican Presidents, at some point, taxes will have to increase. David Rae, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Meta is also working to cut its ballooning AI spending by reducing reliance on costly external tools. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 June 2026 But ballooning costs aren’t the only factor contributing to the dramatic upswing in retail prices. Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 29 June 2026 Earlier this year, Microsoft and Meta both cited rising component costs as contributing to their ballooning AI capital expenditures, while Apple’s price hikes showed even the world’s most valuable consumer electronics company isn’t immune. Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for ballooning

Word History

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ballooning was in 1784

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“Ballooning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballooning. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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