billowy

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billowy

The billowy clouds drift across the summer sky.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Resembling or characterized by large, swelling waves or surges: Describing something that has the appearance or motion of large, rolling waves, often implying a sense of grandeur, movement, and volume. 2. Full of billows; surging: Specifically used to describe clouds, fabric, smoke, or bodies of water that rise, swell, and roll in a soft, voluminous, and undulating manner.

Usage Examples
  • Describing Clouds:
    • The sky was filled with billowy white clouds drifting slowly.
    • We watched the billowy storm clouds gather on the horizon.
  • Describing Fabric or Smoke:
    • She wore a dress made of billowy silk that flowed around her as she walked.
    • Billowy smoke poured from the chimney.
  • Describing the Sea:
    • The ship sailed into the billowy, restless sea.
    • From the cliff, we gazed at the billowy ocean waves.
Advanced Usage
  • Figurative Use for Sound or Emotion: Can be used metaphorically to describe something that swells and rolls like waves.
    • A billowy crescendo of music filled the concert hall.
    • She was overcome by a billowy wave of nostalgia.
Variants and Related Words
  • Billow (verb/noun):
    • (Verb): To rise, swell, or surge outward in a large, rolling mass. The curtains billowed in the breeze.
    • (Noun): A great wave or surge of something, like the sea, smoke, or sound. A billow of smoke rose from the fire.
  • Billowing (adjective/present participle):
    • Often used interchangeably with "billowy" to describe something swelling and rolling. The billowing sails of the ship.
Synonyms
  • Swelling: Increasing in size or volume.
  • Surging: Moving suddenly and powerfully forward or upward.
  • Rolling: Moving in a deep, undulating manner.
  • Puffy: Swollen and soft, often used for clouds.
  • Undulating: Having a smooth, wavelike motion or appearance.
Antonyms
  • Flat: Lacking curves or waves; smooth and level.
  • Calm: Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions; (of water) not disturbed by waves.
  • Still: Not moving or making a sound.
  • Smooth: Having an even and regular surface; free from perceptible projections, lumps, or indentations.
billowy

The billowy clouds drift across the summer sky.

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

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