as in protruding
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the curtains in the open windows billowed in the summer wind
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Recent Examples of billowing
Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
Shir Torem / Reuters Plumes of smoke could be seen billowing over central Gaza in a livestream published online by Reuters, showing the area in realtime.
—Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
The smoke was billowing, but that ray of sunshine that came through was just very comforting.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The fire turned the dark night sky orange in the area surrounding the refinery, with towering flames and billowing plumes of smoke visible from afar, images posted on social media showed and witnesses recalled.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Many came with matching tulle capes, some shrunken to cover just the arms, shoulders and neckline, others with billowing side trails.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Video from the scene shows dark billowing smoke rising into the air and multiple firetrucks working to extinguish the fire.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Videos on social media and local television stations showed flames and smoke billowing from the church.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
He was dressed in a white tank top, a billowing black organza jacket, and distressed jeans that, in lieu of a belt, were held up by cellophane tape.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Social media and local news showed plumes of thick black smoke billowing into the sky above the site shortly after the crash.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
Shir Torem / Reuters Plumes of smoke could be seen billowing over central Gaza in a livestream published online by Reuters, showing the area in realtime.
—Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
The smoke was billowing, but that ray of sunshine that came through was just very comforting.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
The fire turned the dark night sky orange in the area surrounding the refinery, with towering flames and billowing plumes of smoke visible from afar, images posted on social media showed and witnesses recalled.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Many came with matching tulle capes, some shrunken to cover just the arms, shoulders and neckline, others with billowing side trails.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
Video from the scene shows dark billowing smoke rising into the air and multiple firetrucks working to extinguish the fire.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Videos on social media and local television stations showed flames and smoke billowing from the church.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
He was dressed in a white tank top, a billowing black organza jacket, and distressed jeans that, in lieu of a belt, were held up by cellophane tape.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billowing
Verb
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Per People, the report reaffirms that Greenberg, a 27-year-old Philadelphia schoolteacher, died by suicide despite sustaining 20 stab wounds to her back, neck, and head, with a knife found protruding from her chest.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Deputy Thomas Zajac, first on the scene, found Heskett kneeling in the grass near the park’s Old Mill Trail, grasping a pocketknife protruding from his abdomen.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The kitchen, designed by ArcLinea of Milan, is fully kitted out with top-tier appliances, an 80-bottle wine fridge, a second fireplace, and a sunny breakfast room overlooking the rolling hills.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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Palote refers here to a rolling pin.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, Bad Bunny has commented little, save for an SNL monologue poking fun at the situation.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
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The bit kicked off by poking fun at the Senate hearing that took place earlier this week.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Coiling is a procedure used to block blood flow to the aneurysm, which is a weakened or bulging artery wall, John Hopkins Medicine explains.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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The amphibian slip-ons, crafted in glossy green rubber with bulging eyes perched across the vamp, were first introduced at JW Anderson’s fall 2023 menswear show in Milan.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Since launching her eponymous label in 2017, Mardahl has scooped up a global fan base delighted to sprinkle their homes with wavy dishes and sculptural cups, each fashioned in its own unique, sometimes unpredictable shape.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Substance actress, whose signature jet-black, silky and sleek hair is usually parted at the center, wore her tresses styled in a wavy blowout with teased bangs by Dimitris Giannetos.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Billowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billowing. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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