Balloon - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bəˈluːn|  American pronunciation of the word balloon
Brit.  |bəˈluːn|  British pronunciation of the word balloon

noun

- large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
- small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck

verb

- ride in a hot-air balloon
He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China
- become inflated (syn: billow, inflate)
The sails ballooned

Extra examples

I blew up a balloon but then it burst.

Their credit card debt ballooned to more than $5,000.

Blow up a balloon and tie the end.

Can you help me blow up these balloons?

He burst the balloon in my face.

The company's debt has ballooned in the past year.

Paul ballooned after he got married.

The sheet flapped and ballooned in the wind.

People first flew in a balloon in 1783.

He flew the balloon over the sea and inflated it with hot air using a stove.

He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China

The sails ballooned

The balloon rose up into the air and then floated through the air.

... every balloon voyage is a race between capricious winds and the amount of fuel on board.

...the clown captivated the toddlers with his balloon tricks...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: balloon
he/she/it: balloons
present participle: ballooning
past tense: ballooned
past participle: ballooned
noun
singular: balloon
plural: balloons
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