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

Flags representing countries all over the world billowed over 22 tables at the free-to-attend market, plus a produce stand and bar, as customers made their way across the river. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026

Flags sagged in the rain and translucent ponchos billowed in the wind, but the sound of bagpipes and a booming sousaphone kept the crowd moving. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

As her words came out, smoke billowed from her body, filling her clothes, lapping out around her feet in rings. — Gabriel Winslow-Yost, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

Zendaya wore a dramatic black Ashi Studio gown with a plunging neckline and enormous sculptural satin ruffles that billowed around her. — Marci Robin, Allure, 28 July 2026

In a city filled with a slew of AI billboards, a large black flag with the group’s name billowed in the wind as workers walked in and out of the office and self-driving cars passed by. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Air quality levels remained poor across much of the Mid-Atlantic early Saturday after smoke from massive wildfires in Canada billowed into the United States and spread across much of the country. — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 18 July 2026

Video posted on social media had shown people fleeing as flames shot out the single-story building and black smoke billowed into the sky. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

The wild footage from Tacoma showed a crew of firefighters forcing open the door to the electrical room before thick smoke billowed out. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026