ballooning
/bəˈluːnɪŋ/ adjective, noun
Also a form of balloon
Forms balloonings
- adjective Growing rapidly as a balloon. “The ballooning economy was out of control.”
- adjective Rising high in the air. “The cricketer hit a ballooning shot for six runs.”
- noun The act of something that swells or expands.
- noun (uncountable) The sport or hobby of flying in a hot-air balloon. “When he retired, he took up ballooning.”
- noun The mechanical kiting used by spiders, mites, caterpillars, etc. to travel through the air.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “ballooning”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details