present participle of balloon

Growing rapidly as a balloon. / Rising high in the air.

An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible. / Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration. / Such an object designed to transport people through the air.

(intransitive) To increase or expand rapidly. / (intransitive) To go up or voyage in a balloon. / (transitive) To take up in, or as if in, a balloon. / (transitive) To inflate like a balloon.

simple past tense and past participle of balloon

plural of ballooning

Synonym of observation balloon

(military) A type of balloon that is employed as an aerial platform for intelligence gathering and artillery spotting.

plural of water balloon

A comic graphic element used to enclose obscenities, oaths, and curses.