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billowing

UK
/ˈbɪləʊɪŋ/
US
/ˈbɪloʊɪŋ/
billowing out

Translations

billowinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈbɪləʊɪŋ/
US
/ˈbɪloʊɪŋ/
More precise label for the participial adjective.
bouffantSe dit d’un vêtement ou d’une matière ample, gonflée par l’air ou le vent.
She wore a billowing dress that caught the breeze as she walked along the beach.
Elle portait une robe bouffante qui prenait le vent lorsqu’elle marchait sur la plage.
ondoyantQui se déploie en larges ondulations, en flottant ou en se soulevant sous l’effet du vent.
The billowing clouds moved across the sky, casting shadows on the fields below.
Les nuages ondoyants traversaient le ciel, projetant des ombres sur les champs en contrebas.
Synonyms
fluctuating
swelling
surging
rolling
puffing
billowingnoun
UK
/ˈbɪl.əʊ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈbɪl.oʊ.ɪŋ/
Gerund-derived noun meaning ‘the act or process of swelling or surging outward’.
gonflementS’emploie pour exprimer un mouvement de gonflement ou de déploiement sous l’action du vent.
The billowing of the sails signaled a steady wind.
Le gonflement des voiles signalait un vent régulier.
Additional translations
ondulationQuand l’idée principale est celle d’un mouvement ample et continu en vagues.
Synonyms
billow
swell
surge
wave
bulge
undulation
puff
plume
roll
heave
billowverb

billowing

Gerund

billowed
Past Simple
billowed
Past Participle
billowing
Gerund
UK
/ˈbɪləʊ/
US
/ˈbɪloʊ/
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.
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.
Synonyms
swell
surge
expand
bill
flutter
wave
roll

Definitions

billowinggerund / present participle
Characterized by swelling or surging outward, often in a smooth, rolling motion.
The billowing clouds moved across the sky, casting shadows on the fields below.
Describing something that is puffed up or bulging, often due to being filled with air or wind.
She wore a billowing dress that caught the breeze as she walked along the beach.
billowingnoun
The act or process of swelling, surging, or bulging outward in smooth, rolling waves.
The billowing of the sails signaled a steady wind.
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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