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billow

verb

/ˈbɪloʊ/

Meaning

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

Smoke billowed from the burning building.

swell, surge, puff, balloon, wave

shrink, collapse, deflate

billow of smoke, billow in the wind, billowing clouds

to run or jump about playfully

to seat someone again or to fit something back into its place

To submit or yield obsequiously to someone in power.

to go up using hands and feet; to ascend

to observe an occasion with festivities or respect

To speak or write about something with great hostility and criticism.