billow
noun
a great wave or surge of the sea.
billowed
Example Sentences
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When smoke billowed from the damaged Fairmont The Palm hotel, he decided to hunker down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Black smoke billowed over the Iranian capital, with officials there warning of the hazardous health effects for residents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 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
Great blue clouds of smoke billowed from the exhaust.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
