Synonyms of billowing

billowing 1 of 2

adjective

as in rolling

Related Words

• rolling
• surging
• swelling
• wavy
• rippled
• undulating
• undulant
• rippling
• undulatory
• rutted
• lopsided
• rutty
• pocked
• unaligned
• knobby
• nubby
• inexact
• pitted
• unbalanced
• knobbly
• nubbly
• knurled
• knurly

Dissimilar Words

• uniform
• regular
• exact
• true
• horizontal
• vertical
• aligned
• straight
• tabular
• smooth
• flat
• even
• level
• plumb
• flush
• plane

billowing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of billow

as in protruding

to extend outward beyond a usual point

the curtains in the open windows billowed in the summer wind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protruding
• poking
• bulging
• jutting
• bellying
• projecting
• overhanging
• swelling
• ballooning
• standing out
• beetling
• bunching
• sticking out
• pooching
• pouting
• pouching
• extending
• bagging
• starting
• stretching
• inflating
• distending
• lengthening
• dilating
• mushrooming
• expanding
• elongating
• snowballing
• doming
• blowing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contracting
• shrinking
• condensing
• compressing
• constricting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of billowing

Adjective

The reality star wore a billowing tie-dye gown complete with three-dimensional ruffles. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 29 May 2026

Verb

The blaze sent a plume of smoke billowing over the region, and as of the evening almost 4 square miles (10 square kilometers) of terrain had been burned, said Courtney James, spokesperson for the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Tate McRae’s performance wardrobe mixes Y2K sportswear with lingerie, pairing baggy silhouettes including billowing high-low dresses and low-rise pants and micro shorts with cropped jerseys, bras and corsets. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 28 July 2026

Video from a witness posted on social media shows a chaotic scene, with more than 10 gunshots fired, thick clouds of black smoke billowing from the house. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

Her neighbor’s home was on fire, dark smoke billowing from the house. — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 22 July 2026

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has issued air quality alerts for July 19-20 because of elevated levels of fine particulates from wildfire smoke billowing from blazes in Canada. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 20 July 2026

Video from both sides showed large plumes of grey smoke billowing into the sky. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

A little after noon that day, a neighbor noticed the flames billowing from Keith’s home and called 911. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

The wildfires tearing across Canada are so extreme that the smoke billowing upward can be seen from space. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 17 July 2026