- present participle of billow.
billowing
Example Sentences
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Videos published by state media showed plumes of smoke billowing from the factory on Thursday, as firetrucks sprayed the building with water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Satellite imagery seen by BBC Verify shows smoke billowing from Jalveer.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Don’s suit is indented with billowing wrinkles, perhaps to suggest the idea of movement, as if the colossus is soaring through the air.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
The designs, including silky dresses and billowing space-age black trousers like those worn by rock star David Bowie in the 1970s, were carefully fitted to the robots' skeletal frames.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Clouds of gently shimmering dust were billowing through the water.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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