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balloon (벌**룬**)a small bag made of thin rubber or other light material that can be inflated with air or gas

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a small bag made of thin rubber or other light material that can be inflated with air or gas

Pronunciation (IPA): /bəˈluːn/

Korean meaning: 공기나 가스로 부풀릴 수 있는 얇은 고무나 가벼운 재료로 만든 작은 주머니

Korean pronunciation: 벌**룬**

Example Sentences

  • My diet plans always balloon into eating competitions with myself.
  • The red balloon floated away into the blue sky.
  • His ego ballooned after winning the lottery, but so did his number of 'best friends'.

balloon

NOUN

//bəˈluːn//

a small bag made of thin rubber or other light material that can be inflated with air or gas

balloon concept
💡 Concept

A little girl lets her red balloon drift up into the bright blue sky.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/bəˈluːn/
🇬🇧 UK/bəˈluːn/

🌳Etymology

Rootball
Suffix--oon

Origin

From French 'ballon', which comes from Italian 'ballone' (a large ball), derived from Latin 'ballare' meaning 'to dance' or 'to throw'. The word originally referred to a large rounded object before being applied to inflatable bags.

🎵Rhyme

soonmoontunespoon
soon
moon
tune
spoon

🔗Collocations

hot air balloon
balloon payment
weather balloon
balloon out
balloon mortgage
helium balloon

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My diet plans always balloon into eating competitions with myself.

The red balloon floated away into the blue sky.

😄 Fun example

His ego ballooned after winning the lottery, but so did his number of 'best friends'.

We released balloons to celebrate the grand opening.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

expandinflateswellenlarge

Antonyms

deflateshrinkcontract

Related

bubblesphereinflateheliumparty

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