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Plural for an inflatable buoyant object
“We watched the balloon rise into the summer sky to a great cheer.”
Plural for a rounded outline, containing words, representing speech in a cartoon
“Once a speech balloon points its tail to its speaker, that character seems more alive.”
Plural for a foolish or annoying person
Plural for a (typically spherical) cavity containing air or gas
Plural for a type of large dirigible airship
Plural for a spherical or rounded object
To swell or expand, especially into a spherical shape
“The sleeves and gowns balloon out with layers of lace in an overstated and flamboyant style.”
To protrude or extend outward
“Such a flexible covering would balloon outwardly in response to air pressure, thus creating lift aerodynamically.”
To increase in extent, amount, or degree
“Without subsidies, Roosevelt believed that inflation would balloon with workers constantly demanding more money to pay for the ever-increasing living costs.”
To sag or form bulges from being loose
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