Meaning of BALLOONING
| Pronunciation: | | bul'ooning
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- [n] flying in a balloon
- [adj] increasing or growing quickly like a balloon; "ballooning prices caused a panic"
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BALLOONING is a 10 letter word that starts with B. |
| | Synonyms: | | increasing |
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| | See Also: | | flight, flying | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bal*loon"ing\, n.
1. The art or practice of managing balloons or voyaging in
them.
2. (Stock Exchange) The process of temporarily raising the
value of a stock, as by fictitious sales. [U.S.]
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