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billow

bil·low

UK/ˈbɪl.əʊ/ US/ˈbɪl.oʊ/ uncommon
verb (4) noun (1)

verb

1.

rise up as if in waves

  • “smoke billowed up nto the sky”
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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”
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4.

become inflated

  • “The sails ballooned”
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noun

1.

a large sea wave

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Origin

From Middle English *bilwe, borrowed from Old Norse bylgja, from Proto-Germanic *bulgijō.

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