The meaning of Ballooning

Ballooning – definition

noun
The sport or pastime of flying in a balloon.
Usage examples:
He took up ballooning in 1907

verb
Swell out in a spherical shape.
Usage examples:
The trousers ballooned out below his waist
Synonims:
Swell (out)Puff out/up Bulge (out)Bag Belly (out)Fill (out)Billow (out)Blow up Inflate Distend Expand Dilate
verb
(with reference to a ball) lob or be lobbed high in the air.
Usage examples:
The ball ballooned into the air
verb
Travel by hot-air balloon.
Usage examples:
He is famous for ballooning across oceans

Ballooning translation into English

Ballooning: translate from English into Chinese

热气球

Ballooning: translate from English into Dutch

Ballonvaren

Ballooning: translate from English into French

Montgolfière, Gonfler, Être ballonné

Ballooning: translate from English into German

Ballonfahren

Ballooning: translate from English into Hindi

गुब्बारों, विस्फार, विस्फारण, गुब्बारेबाजी

Ballooning: translate from English into Italian

Mongolfiera

Ballooning: translate from English into Korean

열기구, 부풀게 하다

Ballooning: translate from English into Russian

Полет на воздушном шаре, Подниматься на воздушном шаре, Раздуваться, Надувать

Ballooning: translate from English into Spanish

Globos aerostáticos, Hincharse, Subir rápidamente, Ir en globo

Word origin

late 16th century (originally denoting a game played with a large inflated leather ball): from French ballon or Italian ballone ‘large ball’.

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Ballooning – similar words

ballooned

bəˈluːn

verb
Swell out in a spherical shape.
Usage examples:
The trousers ballooned out below his waist

noun
A small coloured rubber bag that is inflated with air and then sealed at the neck, used as a child's toy or a decoration.
Usage examples:
The room was festooned with balloons and streamers

noun
A large bag filled with hot air or gas to make it rise in the air, typically one carrying a basket for passengers.
Usage examples:
He set his sights on crossing the pacific by balloon

All meanings and translations of Ballooned

balloon

noun
A small coloured rubber bag that is inflated with air and then sealed at the neck, used as a child's toy or a decoration.
Usage examples:
The room was festooned with balloons and streamers

verb
A small coloured rubber bag which is inflated with air and then sealed at the neck, used as a child's toy or a decoration.
Usage examples:
The room was festooned with balloons and streamers

All meanings and translations of Balloon

Ballooning synonims

bag

noun
A flexible container with an opening at the top, used for carrying things.
Usage examples:
He arrived at the children's ward carrying a bag full of toys for the young patients

verb
Put (something) in a bag.
Usage examples:
Customers bagged their own groceries

All meanings and translations of Bag

Blow Up

phrasal verb
Explode.
Usage examples:
The car blew up as soon as it hit the wall

phrasal verb
Lose one's temper.
Usage examples:
Mum had blown up at dad with more than her usual vehemence

phrasal verb
Inflate.
Usage examples:
My stomach had started to blow up

All meanings and translations of Blow up

dilate

verb
Make or become wider, larger, or more open.
Usage examples:
Her eyes dilated with horror

verb
To become or make something, esp. an opening, wider or more open
Usage examples:
[ t ] the doctor put drops in my eyes to dilate the pupils.

All meanings and translations of Dilate

distend

verb
Swell or cause to swell by pressure from inside.
Usage examples:
The abdomen distended rapidly

verb
(usually of the stomach or another part of the body) to swell and become large, especially because of pressure from inside
Usage examples:
During digestion, sugar may produce wind that distends the stomach., the medication i take causes m…

All meanings and translations of Distend

expand

verb
Become or make larger or more extensive.
Usage examples:
Their business expanded into other hotels

verb
Extend in one or more directions

verb
To increase something in size, number, or importance
Usage examples:
[ i ] the air in the balloon expands when heated., [ t ] they expanded their number of stores signi…

All meanings and translations of Expand

inflate

verb
Fill (a balloon, tyre, or other expandable structure) with air or gas so that it becomes distended.
Usage examples:
Never use an air line on a garage forecourt to inflate your tyres

verb
To cause an object to increase in size and shape by filling it with air or gas, or (of an object) to become larger as a result of this process
Usage examples:
[ t ] to inflate balloons, [ i ] air bags in cars are designed to inflate automatically on impact.,…

verb
To increase the value or price of something, or to become more valuable or expensive
Usage examples:
People who bought homes years ago have seen the values inflate and property taxes rise with the inf…

All meanings and translations of Inflate

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