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adjective
- 1. (of fabric) filled with air and swelling outwards: "a billowing skirt and shirt"
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uk / ˈbɪl.əʊ / us / ˈbɪl.oʊ /. to spread over a large area, or ( especially of things made of cloth) to become filled with air and appear to be larger: Smoke billowed (out) from the burning building. The sheets / shirts hanging on the line billowed in the breeze. We watched the boats with their billowing sails.
1. : to rise or roll in waves or surges. the billowing sea. 2. : to bulge or swell out (as through action of the wind)
If you've ever seen a space shuttle launch, you probably remember seeing all the white smoke billowing, or swelling and rolling forth, underneath. You'll most often see the word billowing when someone is talking about smoke, steam, or the wind blowing through something, like hair or a flag.
1. A large wave or swell of water. 2. A great swell, surge, or undulating mass, as of smoke or sound. v. bil·lowed, bil·low·ing, bil·lows. v.intr. 1. To surge or roll in billows. 2. To swell out or bulge: sheets billowing in the breeze. v.tr. To cause to billow: wind that billowed the sails.
billow. noun [ C usually plural ] uk / ˈbɪl.əʊ / us / ˈbɪl.oʊ / a large, moving mass of something, such as smoke or cloud, that spreads over a large area: billows of smoke.
a large wave; great swell of water. 2. any large swelling mass or surge, as of smoke, sound, etc. verb intransitive. 3. to surge, swell, or rise like or in a billow. verb transitive. 4. to make billow or surge.
noun. a great wave or surge of the sea. Synonyms: whitecap, roller, comber, breaker, swell. any surging mass: billows of smoke. verb (used without object) to rise or roll in or like billows; surge. to swell out, puff up, etc., as by the action of wind: flags billowing in the breeze. verb (used with object) to make rise, surge, swell, or the like:
Something billows when there's a fluid or blowing motion, such as the air filling a curtain at an open window, or smoke billowing from a fire.
a great wave of the sea. any large mass that sweeps along or rises like waves of the sea: billows of smoke. v.[no object] to rise or roll in billows; surge:The waves billowed in the storm. to swell out, puff up, etc.:skirts billowing out as the women danced.
Noun. Singular: billowing. Plural: billowings. Billowing Sentence Examples. The skies were covered in billowing clouds that pulsed with power. Designed to reflect a billowing sail, this spectacular hotel can only be described as an architectural marvel. The shorter and narrower they are, the better for a young boy, so as to reduce billowing.
