Billow — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a large sea wave

rise up as if in waves

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæstᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɔːtəʊˌɛpɪlˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɔːtəʊˌɛpɪlˈeɪʃən/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæstᵻd/.

Examples

smoke billowed up into the sky
The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed
The army surged forward

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

heave inflate wallow balloon surge

Parts of Speech

noun	a large sea wave
verb	rise up as if in waves “smoke billowed up into the sky”
verb	move with great difficulty “The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed”
verb	rise and move, as in waves or billows “The army surged forward”
verb	become inflated “The sails ballooned”

Word Forms

billowy	adjective	characterized by great swelling waves or surges
billow	verb	rise and move, as in waves or billows
surge	verb	rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
billow	noun	a large sea wave
surge	noun	a sudden forceful flow
heave	noun	an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
heaving	noun	an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
inflation	noun	the act of filling something with air

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Woge

eine große Meereswelle

🇫🇷French

onduler

une grande vague de mer

🇪🇸Spanish

ola

una gran ola del mar

🇮🇹Italian

ondata

una grande onda marina

🇳🇱Dutch

golven

een grote zeegolf

🇵🇹Portuguese

onda

uma grande onda do mar

🇷🇺Russian

вздыматься

большая морская волна

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तरंग

एक बड़ी समुद्री लहर

🇧🇩Bengali

বিল

একটি বড় সমুদ্র ঢেউ

🇮🇳Tamil

பில்லோ

ஒரு பெரிய கடல் அலை

🇮🇳Telugu

బిల్లో

ఒక పెద్ద సముద్రపు అల

🇮🇳Marathi

बिलो

समुद्राची मोठी लाट

🇮🇳Gujarati

બીલો

એક વિશાળ સમુદ્ર તરંગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಲ್ಲು

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಸಮುದ್ರ ಅಲೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബില്ല്

ഒരു വലിയ കടൽ തിരമാല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਿੱਲੋ

ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡੀ ਸਮੁੰਦਰੀ ਲਹਿਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

بلو

ایک بڑی سمندری لہر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

巨浪

海浪

🇯🇵Japanese

大波

大きな海の波

🇰🇷Korean

부풀다

큰 바다 파도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cuồn cuộn

một làn sóng biển lớn

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นคลื่น

คลื่นทะเลขนาดใหญ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

ombak besar

gelombang laut yang besar

🇵🇭Filipino

bulol

isang malaking alon ng dagat

🇲🇾Malay

mengepul

gelombang laut yang besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انتفاخ

موج بحر كبير

🇮🇷Persian

باد کردن

یک موج بزرگ دریا

🇹🇷Turkish

dalgalı

büyük bir deniz dalgası

🇮🇱Hebrew

נַחשׁוֹל

גל ים גדול

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The primary meaning of 'billow' is 'a large sea wave'.

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'billow' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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