ballooning

noun

bal·​loon·​ing bə-ˈlü-niŋ How to pronounce ballooning (audio)
: 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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Though expansions under the Mission Act sought to strengthen VA’s direct care service and what’s known as community care – particularly for rural veterans – the department experienced ballooning costs. Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025 But ballooning costs and mission delays had begun to make the goal of returning the samples within the 2030s seem impossible. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025 This pivot comes as the industry faces ballooning content costs and consumers experience significant cost-of-living increases. Jon Kirchner, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 The ambitious, multi-billion-dollar effort, however, has been plagued by concerns about ballooning costs. Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025 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 28 Jan. 2025.

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