Transcription
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- [buh-loon]
- /bəˈlun/
- /bəˈluːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buh-loon]
- /bəˈlun/
Definitions of ballooning word
- uncountable noun ballooning Ballooning is the sport or activity of flying a hot-air balloon. 3
- noun ballooning 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. 1
- noun ballooning a bag made of a light material, as silk or plastic, filled with heated air or a gas lighter than air, designed to rise and float in the atmosphere and often having a car or gondola attached below for carrying passengers or scientific instruments. 1
- noun ballooning (in drawings, cartoons, etc.) a balloon-shaped outline enclosing words represented as issuing from the mouth of the speaker. 1
- noun ballooning an ornamental ball at the top of a pillar, pier, or the like. 1
- noun ballooning a large, globular wineglass. 1
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Origin of ballooning
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Upper Italian ballone, equivalent to ball(a) (< Langobardic; see ball1) + -one augmentative suffix; or < Middle French ballon < Upper Italian
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Parts of speech for Ballooning
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ballooning popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
ballooning usage trend in Literature
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