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billow

UK
/ˈbɪləʊ/
US
/ˈbɪloʊ/
billow out

Translations

billownoun
billows
pl
UK
/ˈbɪləʊ/
US
/ˈbɪloʊ/
voluteSurtout pour la fumée, la vapeur ou un nuage dense et ondulant.
The billow of smoke rose high into the sky after the explosion.
La volute de fumée s’est élevée haut dans le ciel après l’explosion.
lamePour une grande vague de mer, registre courant.
The ship was tossed by the billows during the storm.
Le navire était ballotté par les lames pendant la tempête.
Synonyms
surge
wave
puff
cloud
swelling
billowverb
billowed
Past Simple
billowed
Past Participle
billowing
Gerund
UK
/ˈbɪləʊ/
US
/ˈbɪloʊ/
se gonflerQuand quelque chose se boursoufle ou se déploie sous l’effet du vent, surtout des voiles ou des tissus.
The sails billowed in the strong wind as the ship set sail.
Les voiles se gonflaient sous le vent fort tandis que le navire prenait la mer.
ondulerPour un mouvement en vagues ou en ondulations.
The smoke billowed from the chimney into the sky.
La fumée ondulait depuis la cheminée jusque dans le ciel.
Synonyms
expand
bill
flutter
wave
roll
swell
surge

Definitions

billownoun
A large undulating mass of something, typically cloud, smoke, or steam.
The billow of smoke rose high into the sky after the explosion.
A large wave or surge of the sea.
The ship was tossed by the billows during the storm.
billowverb
To rise or roll in waves or surges.
The smoke billowed from the chimney into the sky.
To bulge or swell out, as through action of the wind.
The sails billowed in the strong wind as the ship set sail.
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