billowing

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billowing

The white sails are billowing in the strong ocean breeze.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Characterized by great swelling waves or surges: Describes something, typically a large mass like clouds, smoke, or water, that is moving in a large, rolling, and swelling manner, creating a voluminous and undulating appearance.
Usage
  • The word "billowing" is used to describe the dynamic, voluminous movement of something soft, fluid, or gaseous. It often conveys a sense of grandeur, power, or graceful expansion. It is primarily used as an adjective before a noun or as a predicate adjective.
Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The billowing storm clouds darkened the sky. (The clouds were swelling and rolling dramatically.)
    • She watched the billowing sails of the ship as it caught the wind. (The sails were filled with wind and swelling out.)
    • Smoke from the campfire was billowing into the still air. (The smoke was rising and spreading out in large, rolling waves.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Billowing" as a visual metaphor: Can be used figuratively to describe anything that seems to swell or flow in a similar manner.
    • The billowing curtains danced in the breeze from the open window.
    • A billowing sense of pride filled her as she accepted the award.
Variants and Related Words
  • Billow (verb): To rise or roll in large waves; to swell out.
    • The sails billow in the strong wind.
  • Billowy (adjective): Resembling or characterized by billows; swelling.
    • They lay on the billowy dunes of sand.
Synonyms
  • Surging: Moving in or like powerful waves.
  • Swelling: Increasing in size or volume.
  • Rolling: Moving in a continuous, undulating motion.
  • Undulating: Having a wavy form or appearance.
Antonyms
  • Calm: Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions; (of water) not disturbed by waves.
  • Flat: Smooth and even; without marked slopes or elevations.
  • Still: Not moving or making a sound.
Related Phrases
  • Billow out: To swell outward or puff out. (This is a use of the verb "billow" with the particle "out").
    • Her skirt billowed out as she spun around.
billowing

The white sails are billowing in the strong ocean breeze.

Adjective
  1. characterized by great swelling waves or surges
    • billowy storm clouds
    • the restless billowing sea
    • surging waves

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