as in rolling
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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
Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
In London, Janet Jackson stepped out for the inaugural British Museum Ball in a billowing red gown by Stephane Rolland.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
His timeless riffs and solos, the billowing smoke coming from his Les Paul, the rockets shooting from his headstock, his cool spacey onstage wobble and his unforgettable crazy laugh will be missed but will never be forgotten.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Dressed in a black hat with a red scarf underneath, her look was completed with a leather top and a billowing white skirt that maintained structure around her midsection.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 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
Verb
The magnetic field arcs above the solar surface into the billowing solar corona, where temperatures reach an extraordinary 20 million degrees Celsius.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
In London, Janet Jackson stepped out for the inaugural British Museum Ball in a billowing red gown by Stephane Rolland.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
His timeless riffs and solos, the billowing smoke coming from his Les Paul, the rockets shooting from his headstock, his cool spacey onstage wobble and his unforgettable crazy laugh will be missed but will never be forgotten.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Dressed in a black hat with a red scarf underneath, her look was completed with a leather top and a billowing white skirt that maintained structure around her midsection.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billowing
Adjective
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If that feature catches on, companies will just be makers of rolling shells for tech companies.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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Produced by Hoogendyk — a passionate advocate for emerging comics — and booked via open and rolling submissions, the program expanded in early 2025, adding one yearly showcase in Los Angeles in the spring, in addition to the Brooklyn show in the fall.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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To add to the hilarity, one of the dachshunds appeared to have chewed through a couch cushion and somehow gotten stuck inside it, with its head and legs filmed protruding through the torn fabric.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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The early word was that the protruding pair was a customized version of Adidas Adistar Cushion 3 sneakers made specifically for Williams.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This isn’t Lovato’s first time poking fun at the meme.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Or use your finger, poking it about 2 inches into the soil.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Swain agreed and boarded the red-eye to Heathrow toting a bulging roller suitcase packed full of financials.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Suddenly 10 more heads surfaced, every bulging eye on us.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The funky facial expressions as Shannon would go on and on about something wavy gravy and hippy drippy.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Amongst the crowd was Euphoria actress Maude Apatow, who starred in the opening promotional segment alongside Cynthia Erivo and wore her hair in an effortless wavy bob for the occasion.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Billowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billowing. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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