Synonyms of billowed

billowed

verb

past tense of billow

as in protruded

to extend outward beyond a usual point

the curtains in the open windows billowed in the summer wind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protruded
• poked
• bulged
• jutted
• swelled
• ballooned
• bunched
• projected
• overhung
• pouched
• bellied
• stood out
• beetled
• pouted
• started
• stuck out
• pooched
• extended
• stretched
• bagged
• mushroomed
• lengthened
• distended
• inflated
• dilated
• domed
• expanded
• snowballed
• elongated
• blew up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contracted
• compressed
• condensed
• shrank
• constricted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of billowed

Mike Jensen Dobson rushed toward the burning SUV and pulled the man from the vehicle as smoke and fire billowed out. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

As red smoke billowed above them, the students stood in front of large gray letters spelling out the school's name, holding a Palestinian flag. — Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Smoke billowed over parts of downtown Durban as firefighters battled blazes. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Mary’s gown billowed in the wind; in fact, the whole illustration showed the storm, from the water breaking against the monastery to the kneeling pilgrims, bundled for warmth, waiting out the downpour on the shore. — Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

Heavy smoke and flames billowed on the city’s West Side Friday afternoon as fire crews battled a rubbish fire in a metal salvaging yard. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Siby turned on the television and watched, horrified, as smoke billowed from the Twin Towers. — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

On screen, black smoke billowed from one of the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center in New York City. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Flight data suggested the lead jet cleared the stadium by just over 40 feet as pink pyrotechnic dust billowed, pushing South Africa’s long tradition of rugby flybys into dramatic territory. — Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026