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Meanings of
billowing
in inglês
Characterized by great swelling waves or surges.
surging
billowy
Related terms
stormy
Rolling.
rolling
tumbling
Related terms
moving
Usage of
billowing
in inglês
1
Thicker pulsed the lances of the aurora; changed to vast
billowing
curtains.
2
In the distance, a plume of dust was
billowing
off the road.
3
She hunched, ready for combat, a hand groping at the
billowing
curtains.
4
The spray boomed up in
billowing
clouds from the river far below.
5
Great featherbed clouds are
billowing
across the sun, their edges brilliant silver.
6
The slow tolling of a bell came
billowing
out through the silence.
7
He was nearly past when a slight breeze set her skirts
billowing
.
8
Now she makes
billowing
,
building-sized sculptures, made of natural and synthetic fibers.
9
The 260-kiloton bomb floated gracefully down to earth on a
billowing
parachute.
10
They were
billowing
again, flapping noisily as they blew into the room.
11
The tree was lush with foliage,
billowing
slightly in the freshening breeze.
12
Tom's eyes focused in horror on the wreckage enveloped by
still
-
billowing
dust.
13
Yellowlegs was knocked away, collapsing in a heap of
billowing
brown robes.
14
The
billowing
orange top, the garish patterned trousers and the redneck haircut.
15
It was spread beneath her on the ground,
billowing
out like wings.
16
The isolation tent
billowing
in the wind like a living, breathing organism.
Other examples for "billowing"
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About this term
billowing
billow
Verb
Present
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
billow from
billow clouds
billow smoke
billow black
billow white
More collocations
Billowing
through the time
Billowing
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common