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billow

/bˈɪloʊ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

  1. rise up as if in waves
    “smoke billowed up into the sky”
  2. move with great difficulty
    “The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed”
  3. rise and move, as in waves or billows
    “The army surged forward”
  4. become inflated
    “The sails ballooned”

noun

  1. a large sea wave

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