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    Bal·loon·ing
    /bəˈlo͞oniNG/

    noun

    • 1. the sport or pastime of flying in a balloon: "he took up ballooning in 1907"
  2. BALLOONING definition: 1. the sport or hobby of flying in a hot-air balloon (= a very large bag that is filled with hot…. Learn more.

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  4. The meaning of BALLOONING is the act or sport of riding in a balloon. How to use ballooning in a sentence.

  5. the sport or hobby of flying in a hot-air balloon (= a very large bag that is filled with hot air or gas and can carry people in a basket (= open container) hanging under it): Ballooning caught the public's imagination with some high-profile long-distance events.

  6. Ballooning, unpowered balloon flight in competition or for recreation, a sport that became popular in the 1960s. The balloons used are of plastic, nylon, or polyethylene, and are filled with hydrogen, helium, methane, or hot air. Ballooning began in 1783 with the flight of the Montgolfier brothers’.

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  7. The meaning of BALLOON is a nonporous bag of light material that can be inflated especially with air or gas. How to use balloon in a sentence.

  8. Ballooning is a noun derived from balloon and has eight meanings related to aviation, animals, pathology, spinning, physiology, and more. Learn the etymology, pronunciation, and frequency of ballooning in modern written English.

  9. noun. The act of something that swells or expands. Wiktionary. The sport or hobby of flying in a balloon. When he retired, he took up ballooning. Wiktionary. The mechanical kiting used by spiders, mites, caterpillars, etc. to travel through the air. Wiktionary. verb.

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