1
[ verb ] rise up as if in waves

Synonyms

wallow

Examples

"smoke billowed up into the sky"

Used in print

(David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)

Behind him billowed a small pungent cloud of smoke .

Related terms

soar cloud

2
[ verb ] become inflated

Synonyms

inflate balloon

Examples

"The sails ballooned"

Related terms

expand reflate inflation

3
[ verb ] rise and move, as in waves or billows

Synonyms

surge heave

Examples

"The army surged forward"

Related terms

inflate heave

4
[ verb ] move with great difficulty

Examples

"The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed"

Related terms

travel

5
[ noun ] a large sea wave

Synonyms

surge

Related terms

wave scend

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Rhymes with

below pillow willow kilo armadillo murillo amarillo hermosillo

Phonetic and Homophones

B IH1 L OW0 bilow

Similar Spelling

billowy Bill billyo Biello billyoh bile Biel billy Billi Billa Biele Biehl bialy Bellow Ballow billy-ho Bilyeu Billye Billie

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