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billowing

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verb

present participle of billow

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for billowing
Adjective
  • Cyclists can carve through the countryside on routes that loop around famed Sun Moon Lake, or push through the rolling hills of the Nantou Route.
    Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Wayne and Karen live in Livonia, NY, in a Victorian home with a view of rolling fields, deer, and greenhouses.
    Anna Noyes, Bon Appétit, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The attack was foiled when a Secret Service agent spotted a firearm protruding from the bushes.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • There's a place for elaborate garlands, flameless candles, and feathery plumes protruding from Christmas trees.
    Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Only two small wedges are visible, poking up through the ground at adjacent graves.
    Travis Loller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Take Kule’s for example—the red stripes would look so chic poking out from beneath a tonal knit or ladylike jacket.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Her hair, styled by Jesus Guerrero, was in a loose, wavy blowout.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Dyson’s Cyber Monday 2024 Hair Deals Dyson’s Cyber Monday deals are a beautiful thing, shaving $100 off unparalleled tools for drying and styling straight, wavy, curly, and coily hair.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Billowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billowing. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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