To ascend or ride in a balloon. 2. To expand or swell out like a balloon. See Synonyms at bulge. 3. To increase or rise quickly: expenses ballooning out of control. To cause to expand by or as if by inflating: unforeseen expenditures that ballooned the deficit. Suggestive of a balloon, as in shape: balloon curtains. More @Wikipedia
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