ballooning
- adjective
- /bəˈluːnɪŋ/
:
en aumento
- The question of how to fund this increase has divided the nation, already struggling with ballooning Social Security costs.
I'm obsessed with large and ballooning trousers.
- I'm obsessed with large and ballooning trousers.
- And it is just this ballooning resentment.
- The question of how to fund this increase has divided the nation, already struggling with ballooning Social Security costs.
Examples
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There's nothing in the budget that deals with the real issue, which is teacher shortage, school place crisis or ballooning craft class sizes.
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The company's ballooning costs have raised concerns about its future viability.
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And it is just this ballooning resentment.
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I'm obsessed with large and ballooning trousers.
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This is a pair of like Chino trousers and these are from Topshop and they are balloon leg, khaki balloon leg.
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Many cities are facing ballooning property prices that make housing increasingly unaffordable.
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The ballooning debt of the college has sparked a debate about tuition costs.
Synonyms
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2.5
To grow larger in size, amount, or importance
136
4.3
To increase very quickly in number or size
96
3.4
To rise quickly to a very high level, for example prices or temperatures
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3.7
To rise very quickly in amount or value
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4.1
To rise very quickly to a high level
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3.7
To rise suddenly and strongly in amount or number
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4.4
To make the amount or price of something increase
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7.6
To grow or increase very quickly
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4.1
Rise quickly to a much higher level
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9.5
Increase quickly in number or make something increase quickly
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4.7
To increase quickly in size or amount
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4.1
To increase very quickly
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3.9
Increase the size or amount of something so it still works well
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2.7
To swell or become larger suddenly
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6.5
Starting to grow quickly, like a new business or neighbourhood
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4.4
Increase very quickly to a much higher level
2
4.4
To make something larger or more full, for example by filling it with air
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9.2
To become much larger, often by filling with air
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4.5
Fill something with too much air so it may burst
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5.2
To grow too fast and cause serious problems for a business
Rising quickly to a much higher level than usual
Increase very quickly, growing faster and faster
Start to grow or spread very quickly across an area
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ballooning comes from the image of a balloon being filled and suddenly getting much bigger, so when costs or numbers are described as ballooning they are quickly 'growing' or 'swelling'.