BILLOWING definition: 1. present participle of billow 2. to spread over a large area, or (especially of things made of…. Learn more.

The meaning of BILLOW is wave; especially : a great wave or surge of water. How to use billow in a sentence.

1. To surge or roll in billows. 2. To swell out or bulge: sheets billowing in the breeze.

When something made of cloth billows, it swells out and moves slowly in the wind. The curtains billowed in the breeze. [VERB] Her pink dress billowed out around her. [V out] ...the billowing …

bil•low /ˈbɪloʊ/ n. [countable] a great wave of the sea. any large mass that sweeps along or rises like waves of the sea: billows of smoke. v. [no object] to rise or roll in billows; surge: The …

Definition of billow verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you've ever seen a space shuttle launch, you probably remember seeing all the white smoke billowing, or swelling and rolling forth, underneath. You'll most often see the word billowing …