billowing Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb rise up as if in waves
   wallow; billow.
   
   • smoke billowed up into the sky
2. verb move with great difficulty
   billow.
   
   • The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed
3. verb rise and move, as in waves or billows
   surge; heave; billow.
   
   • The army surged forward
4. verb become inflated
   balloon; inflate; billow.
   
   • The sails ballooned
5. adjective satellite characterized by great swelling waves or surges
   surging; billowy.
   
   • billowy storm clouds
   • the restless billowing sea
   • surging waves

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