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billow

/'bɪloʊ/

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verb
rise up as if in waves
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"smoke billowed up into the sky"

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wallow

type of:
soar up soar upwards surge zoom soar
verb
rise and move, as in waves or billows
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heave surge

type of:
blow up inflate
noun
a large sea wave
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surge

type of:
wave moving ridge
verb
become inflated
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balloon inflate

type of:
expand
verb
move with great difficulty
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"The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed"

type of:
move go locomote travel

Examples of billow

"smoke billowed up into the sky"
"The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed"