- present participle of billow.
billowing
Example Sentences
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Following the show — billowing shapes, punk-y hair sculptures, all classically Collina — we walked into a whimsical picnic complete with a margarita fountain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Nothing says things are not going to plan more than long queues for petrol and billowing smoke coming from stricken oil refineries.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Disaster management agency Conred issued a nationwide orange alert, the second highest, and warned locals to be prepared as the eruptions could create further pyroclastic flows and billowing ash clouds.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
A whistle sounds in the distance, and the ground rattles as the train comes into view, plumes of steam billowing out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
When it cleared, raw winds swept down from the north, whistling through corridors and hall, sending up whirls of dust in the courtyard, billowing the tapestries that hung on the wall.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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