🌫️billow

verb
/ˈbɪloʊ/

Meaning

To swell or rise in large waves or surges; to flow outward in a rolling motion.

Example Sentences

Smoke billowed from the burning building.

Synonyms

swell, surge, puff, balloon, wave

Antonyms

shrink, collapse, deflate

Collocations

billow of smoke, billow in the wind, billowing clouds

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