billow | English to English Dictionary

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billow

('b/I/l/oU/ )

a large sea wave(noun.event)

Synonym:
surge

source: wordnet30
A great wave or surge of the sea or other water, caused usually by violent wind.(noun)

source: webster1913

rise up as if in waves(verb.motion)

Example:
Smoke billowed up into the sky.

Synonym:
wallow

source: wordnet30
move with great difficulty(verb.motion)

Example:
The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed.

source: wordnet30
rise and move, as in waves or billows(verb.motion)

Synonym:
heave, surge

source: wordnet30
become inflated(verb.change)

Synonym:
balloon, inflate

source: wordnet30
To surge; to rise and roll in waves or surges; to undulate.(verb)

source: webster1913

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