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