ballooning
noun
bal·loon·ing
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Definition of ballooning
: the act or sport of riding in a balloon
Examples of ballooning in a Sentence
She's always wanted to go ballooning.
Recent Examples on the Web
The ballooning deficit defies a historic trend: Typically, the budget deficit shrinks when unemployment is low. — Emily Cochrane, BostonGlobe.com, "Deficit will reach $1 trillion next year, budget office predicts," 21 Aug. 2019 On Tuesday, the Republican-run Senate Finance Committee — Cornyn is a member — unveiled far-reaching legislation to tackle ballooning costs of drugs under Medicare. — Bill Lambrecht, ExpressNews.com, "Cornyn and GOP senators push to bring down prescription drug costs," 23 July 2019 And today’s high-end games increasingly have to justify their ballooning development costs by stretching out the amount of time those beautiful, expensive art assets appear on players’ screens. — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, "In Praise of Ultra-Short Videogames," 8 June 2019 The department plans to hire 220 new workers over the next five years, a move officials have said will shrink ballooning overtime costs that are creating budget problems at City Hall. — Lauryn Schroeder, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego firefighter overtime exceeds $46 million," 26 July 2019 Other problems included questions over the appointment of external experts to the military and the ballooning costs of the renovation of a military sailing ship. — Washington Post, "Von der Leyen: pro-EU fixture in Merkel’s Cabinets," 2 July 2019 The roughly $25 million in cuts come as Louisville struggles to pay a ballooning pension bill set by the state that played into what was expected to be a $35 million budget shortfall this fiscal year. — Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, "Louisville Metro Council finalizes proposed budget. Here's the final list of cuts," 25 June 2019 By 2017, profits had disappeared and with debt ballooning from acquisitions, Hudson’s Bay Co. began jettisoning assets, including Gilt and Galeria Kaufhof. — Suzanne Kapner, WSJ, "A Buyout Won’t Solve Saks Owner’s Real Issue: Department Stores Are Dying," 13 June 2019 The Mercer marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, extrapolating the occasion to include all sorts of travel — hovercraft, hot-air ballooning — in an interactive science exhibit. — Lauren Mccutcheon, https://www.inquirer.com, "Family fun in Philadelphia: Dinosaurs on the Parkway, zipline at the zoo, JoJo Siwa, Apollo 11 festivities, Cirque," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ballooning.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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ballooning
noun
English Language Learners Definition of ballooning
: the activity or sport of riding in a hot air balloon
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