Monday, July 16, 2012

Balloon Phrase

When you let an inflated balloon loose before you tie it off, it flies around madly. You call that a __________ balloon?

"Loose" feels like a balloon that's floating away. This is one that shooting away wildly.

9 comments:

  1. A sputtering balloon?

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  2. volitant or volitile?

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  3. Hmmm...good question. Below are some suggestions, but let us know when you find the word you're looking for:

    floundering, struggling, "on the run," free, escaped, slithering, deflated, spent

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  4. I think you may need two words to illustrate the quality and state: A wild deflating balloon.

    Or perhaps it's all about the verb that follows: A deflating balloon rockets/shoots through the air.

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  5. I think I would go with renegade. Maybe stampeding or cavorting, depending on context. Gyrating?

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  6. I think Pythor has it. Renegade balloon has the sense of flying recklessly and randomly, and it scans better than rogue balloon.

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  7. I dunno. Renegade balloon, on its own, makes me think of every helium balloon I see escaping into the sky.

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