Thesaurus / billow
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Then, the trooper drives into her car — and it crashes upside down in a billow of smoke.
A STATE TROOPER HIT A PREGNANT WOMAN’S CAR TO ENFORCE A TRAFFIC STOP. IT FLIPPED AND CRASHED.HANNAH KNOWLESJUNE 11, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe wave—a billow broken to atoms, yet still retaining all its weight and motive force—overwhelmed the boat and passed on.
THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDSR.M. BALLANTYNELike the surging of an ocean billow, it seemed to sweep over her; and then suddenly she screamed, and sank back upon the pillow.
LOVE'S PILGRIMAGEUPTON SINCLAIRDeath rode those cold waters, and every billow was a yawning grave.
A FORTUNE HUNTER; OR, THE OLD STONE CORRALJOHN DUNLOE CARTERETIt came up like a sonorous billow, swelling as it advanced, and becoming more and more distinct.
THE UNDERGROUND CITYJULES VERNEThe schooner washed her nose in a curving billow that came inboard and swept aft.
BLOW THE MAN DOWNHOLMAN DAYHe is restless as the ocean, impelled by every contrary wind, and tossed about by every sportive billow.
FEMALE SCRIPTURE BIOGRAPHIES, VOL. IFRANCIS AUGUSTUS COXHe becomes restless as the ocean, impelled by every contrary wind, and tost about by every sportive billow.
FEMALE SCRIPTURE BIOGRAPHIES, VOL. IIFRANCIS AUGUSTUS COXWith a great tumult the throng rose, a billow of life, the white handkerchiefs flying foam-like on its crest.
MARK TWAIN, A BIOGRAPHY, 1835-1910, COMPLETEALBERT BIGELOW PAINEI seized him by the shoulder, forced him under as far as possible, and the enormous billow passed above our heads.
BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY, VOLUME IIVARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO BILLOW
- accumulate
- add to
- aggravate
- amplify
- augment
- balloon
- be inflated
- become bloated
- become distended
- become swollen
- belly
- billow
- blister
- bloat
- bulge
- dilate
- distend
- enhance
- enlarge
- expand
- extend
- fatten
- fill out
- grow
- grow larger
- heighten
- increase
- intensity
- mount
- plump
- pouch
- pout
- protrude
- puff
- puff up
- rise
- round out
- surge
- tumefy
- uprise
- well up
- accumulated
- added to
- aggravated
- amplified
- augmented
- ballooned
- be inflated
- became bloated
- became swollen
- become distended
- bellied
- billowed
- blistered
- bloated
- bulged
- dilated
- distended
- enhanced
- enlarged
- expanded
- extended
- fattened
- filled out
- grew
- grew larger
- heightened
- increased
- intensitied
- mounted
- plumped
- pouched
- pouted
- protruded
- puffed
- puffed up
- rose
- rounded out
- surged
- tumefied
- uprised
- well up
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