Definitions for: Ballooning

[n] flying in a balloon
[adj] increasing or growing quickly like a balloon; "ballooning prices caused a panic"

Webster (1913) Definition: Bal*loon"ing, n.
1. The art or practice of managing balloons or voyaging in
them.

2. (Stock Exchange) The process of temporarily raising the
value of a stock, as by fictitious sales. [U.S.]

Synonyms: increasing

See Also: flight, flying