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Definition billow in British English

billow verb

[intransitive] verb
/ˈbɪləʊ/
1

to be filled with air and swell out like a sail

Example

The sheets billowed on the clothes line.

Example

His cloak billowed out behind him.

Synonyms and related words
grow expand swell
2

if smoke or steam billows, it rises or moves in clouds

Example

Smoke was billowing from the campfire.

Synonyms and related words
give off send out emit
Definition billow in British English