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How to pronounce balloons 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 balloons

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Carl ties thousands of balloons to his house, which takes them to South America.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The night ends with 2,000 balloons filled with goodies dropped from the ceiling.
From the tennessean.com
It works similarly to how angioplasty uses balloons to open up a blocked artery.
From the cnn.com
The energetic procession was a true celebration with floats, bands and balloons.
From the dallasnews.com
The parade also includes veterans, patriotic floats, and helium-filled balloons.
From the boston.com
We rediscovered old family games, like playing with water balloons on the patio.
From the online.wsj.com
We have cannons that shoot water 60 feet and slingshots that shoot the balloons.
From the usatoday.com
He tried to take pictures as the balloons floated en masse up into the dark sky.
From the suntimes.com
But people wanted to see the balloons, so they would keep them flying for years.
From the sfgate.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
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