billowed

VERB

surge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

undulate

STRONG

balloon belly bloat bounce bulge heave pitch ripple rock roll swell toss wave

WEAK

ebb and flow puff up rise and fall rise up

Antonyms

STRONG

shrink stabilize

Example Sentences

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Plumes of black smoke billowed into the sky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

I’m not sure what would provoke anyone to tune in, but like clockwork, the viewership billowed to the thousands.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

A plume of smoke billowed from the crash site as emergency vehicles sped towards it.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

Footage online also showed ambulances rushing through the narrow streets of the crowded camp as a huge plume of smoke billowed from the location hit.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

As the net went up, hay billowed out of one end.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye