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Meanings of billow in English

Portuguese
inchar
Catalan
inflar
Spanish
hinchar

Become inflated.

        inchar
        Portuguese
        vaga
        Spanish
        oleada

        A large sea wave.

              vaga
              Synonyms
              Examples for "balloon"
              Examples for "balloon"
              1
              So we expect this 1300 number to balloon in the coming days.
              Radio NZ
              2
              There was a new balloon of light growing quickly to the north.
              Cat’s Cradle
              3
              But there are fears that could balloon and overwhelm shaky health services.
              Radio NZ
              4
              Ullii had said something similar before they'd gone up in the balloon.
              Tetrarch (Well of Echoes)
              5
              The balloon of his hopes lay pricked and flat in the dust.
              Wild Wings: A Romance of Youth
              1
              One recent post considered the way studios inflate their opening weekend figures.
              The Irish Times
              2
              This is expected to inflate gross domestic product in their oil sectors.
              Reuters
              3
              In so doing they helped inflate the bubble economy to grotesque proportions.
              The Return of Depression Economics
              4
              The figure includes leverage, or borrowed money, which can inflate the figure.
              Reuters
              5
              I really am trying not to inflate their egos, but it's difficult.
              The South African
              Catalan
              onejar

              Rise and move, as in waves or billows.

                    onejar
                    Catalan
                    ondar

                    Rise up as if in waves.

                          ondar
                          Usage of billow in English
                          1
                          Each billow sapped its foundation; it soon began to overhang its base.
                          The Ocean and Its Wonders
                          2
                          With a mighty suction the billow drained away, carrying with it wreckage.
                          The Riverman
                          3
                          Just then a billow strikes the steamer almost amidships, and she rolls.
                          Miss Caprice
                          4
                          We shall do best simply to note each billow as it breaks.
                          Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. Mark
                          5
                          Nevertheless, he soon recognised it for what it really was- ahugebillow.
                          Weird Tales from Northern Seas
                          6
                          There was a whispered, sighing noise, and a great billow of dust.
                          The Shining
                          7
                          She was a small, pretty girl with a billow of red hair.
                          Carrie
                          8
                          Black smoke began to billow from the bottom of the F-1s' nozzles.
                          Wired
                          9
                          A huge black curving billow of smoke issued from the cave mouth.
                          Small wars: a novel
                          10
                          The canvas began to sway and billow in the wind of the dancing.
                          Gone to Earth
                          11
                          A foaming billow came thundering against the bows; over the deck it swept.
                          Peter Trawl; Or, The Adventures of a Whaler
                          12
                          While Luke spoke, the escaping steam began to billow out in great clouds.
                          Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
                          13
                          The yawl sank into the trough itself, and rose on the succeeding billow.
                          Jack Tier; Or, The Florida Reef
                          14
                          This was how it stood proof against the shock of the mighty billow.
                          In Search of the Castaways; Or, The Children of Captain Grant
                          15
                          I could hear the stark billow of Suzanne's laughter carrying in the air.
                          The Girls
                          16
                          Although the music may billow beautifully, the lyrics will reflect her ballsy character.
                          The Guardian
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                          Translations for billow
                          Billow through the time
                          Billow across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
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                          Common