billow
noun
a great wave or surge of the sea.
Example Sentences
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Video shot from a distance shows smoke billowing from them.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
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
Columns of thick black smoke were still billowing into the sky from one of the factories hours after the hit, an AFP reporter saw.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
The trike spun a wild circle beneath them, dust billowing in all directions.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
