how to pronounce balloons

/bəˈlunz/

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balloons is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of balloons in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… outfit stuff with balloons and the woman …”

meanings of balloons

noun:

Plural of balloon.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of balloon; Enlarges, gets bigger.

balloons frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word balloons occurs in english on average 6.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.