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ballooning

UK
/bəˈluːnɪŋ/
US
/bəˈlunɪŋ/

Translations

ballooningnoun
Ballooning is a popular activity in the summer.
Воздухоплавание - популярное занятие летом.
Synonyms
rise
enlargement
swelling
expansion
inflation
ballooninggerund / present participle
UK
/bəˈluːnɪŋ/
US
/bəˈlunɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that is swelling or increasing rapidly.
Synonyms
surging
escalating
growing
bloating
expanding
inflating
swelling
mushrooming
soaring
balloonverb

ballooning

Gerund

ballooned
Past Simple
ballooned
Past Participle
ballooning
Gerund
UK
/bəˈluːn/
US
/bəˈlun/
The cost of the project began to balloon unexpectedly.
Стоимость проекта начала неожиданно раздуваться.
The company's profits ballooned after the new product launch.
Прибыль компании взлетела после запуска нового продукта.
Additional translations
надуваться
дуться
Synonyms
expand
inflate
increase
rise
swell

Definitions

ballooningnoun
The activity or sport of flying in a hot air balloon.
Ballooning is a popular activity in the region, attracting tourists from all over the world.
The act of something expanding or swelling up like a balloon.
The ballooning of the company's expenses led to a financial crisis.
The dispersal of spiders or other small invertebrates through the air by means of long threads of silk.
Ballooning enables young spiders to travel long distances on the wind.
ballooninggerund / present participle
Swelling, bulging, or increasing rapidly like a balloon.
The project faced ballooning costs after the design changes.
balloonverb
To swell or expand like a balloon.
The population of the city has ballooned in recent years.
To increase rapidly and dramatically.
The costs of the project ballooned beyond the initial estimates.
To travel in a balloon, especially a hot-air balloon.
They ballooned over the vineyards at dawn.
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