billow
noun
a great wave or surge of the sea.
had billowed
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past perfectof billow.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Smoke had billowed into the hallways, though protective fire doors prevented much of the smoke from moving past the immediate area.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
The eighth-floor flames had billowed out of a large window and roared skyward, cracking glass in the upper floors and setting rooms there afire.
From Time Magazine Archive
Before the sergeant's 'chute had billowed into a white cloud just below and behind the plane's tail, the second man had jumped.
From Time Magazine Archive
The smoke today had billowed up for just a few minutes, and then turned white and disappeared.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
If that wasn’t bad enough, when I went inside the kitchen, smoke had billowed through there too.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
