How to Pronounce "ballooned"
word
bəˈɫund
buh-LOOND
bəlˈuːnd
buh-LOOND
Definition
If something has ballooned, it has grown or increased very quickly and by a large amount. It can also mean to swell up like a balloon.
IPA Transcription
American English
bəˈɫund
British English
bəlˈuːnd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
buh-LOOND
UK
buh-LOOND
Listen in Context
The number of people at the event ballooned by noon.
His expenses ballooned after he moved to the city.
The balloon ballooned out when she blew air into it.
Housing prices have ballooned in the last few years.