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How to pronounce balloon in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms billow, inflate
Type of expand
Has types reflate


The sails ballooned.
Type Words
Type of lighter-than-air craft
Has types hot-air balloon, trial balloon, meteorological balloon
Derivation balloonist
Type Words
Type of aviate, fly, pilot
Derivation balloonist


He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China.
Type Words
Type of toy, plaything

Examples of balloon

balloon
McCaskill's idea went over like a lead balloon with fellow Democratic lawmakers.
From the sfgate.com
The balloon is then inflated to compress the plaque that is blocking the artery.
From the sciencedaily.com
He was exposed to balloon art through a TV program which triggered his interest.
From the theepochtimes.com
Edin Dzeko doesn't look up to much and Mario Balotelli looks a complete balloon.
From the theboltonnews.co.uk
There's a picture of me holding a balloon and a little Union Jack in our street.
From the dailymail.co.uk
They include things like spa treatments, wine flights and hot air balloon rides.
From the kentucky.com
The Heenes reported that their 6-year-old son, Falcon, was on board the balloon.
From the thestate.com
The annual silent auction will include creations by balloon artist Iris Fleming.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Each child who entered the costume contest got a balloon from the Optimist Club.
From the ocregister.com
More examples
  • Large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
  • Ride in a hot-air balloon; "He tried to balloon around the earth but storms forced him to land in China"
  • Become inflated; "The sails ballooned"
  • Small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck
  • A balloon is a variably sized inflatable flexible bag filled with a type of gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide or air. ...
  • A balloon is a type of aircraft that remains aloft due to its buoyancy. A balloon travels by moving with the wind. It is distinct from an airship, which is a buoyant aircraft that can be propelled through the air in a controlled manner.
  • Balloon were an early 1990s duo from London, consisting of Ian Bickerton and David Sheppard. Their first and only album, Gravity, was released in 1992 by Dedicated, a British record label known for neo-psychedelia.Jenkins, Mark. ...
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