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Billow (Verb)

Become inflated; "The sails ballooned".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The airship's envelope began to billow out from the frame as it took shape.
When heated, the fabric was designed to billow upwards, creating a natural draft.
As the hot air inside the balloon expanded, the material started to billow.
With a broken zipper, the anorak's fill-insulation threatened to billow out into the rain.
Her breath visible in the chill morning air caused her jacket to momentarily billow.

Move with great difficulty; "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed".

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

The exhausted hikers billowed through the dense underbrush, struggling to make their way to the summit.
The team billowed across the football field, hindered by the wet and heavy equipment.
The weary travelers billowed through the swampy terrain, their feet sinking into the mud.
The runners billowed up the steep hill, their legs aching from the exertion.
The rescue team billowed through the smoke-filled hallway, searching for anyone trapped inside.

Rise up as if in waves; "smoke billowed up into the sky".

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

The massive audience's voices billowed out of the stadium as their team scored the winning goal.
Flames engulfed the building and smoke billowed up into the night sky.
Grey clouds billowed up from the horizon as the storm approached.
The curtains billowed out into the room as the window was thrown open.
The athlete's chest billowed out as he took a deep breath before the start of the marathon.

Rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward".

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

The thick smoke began to billow out of the factory chimney, signaling a significant malfunction.
The curtains billowed outward as the strong gust of wind swept through the open window.
As the storm clouds gathered, the dark masses of air began to billow upward into towering thunderheads.
The parachute's fabric started to billow as it filled with air, slowing the skydiver's descent.
After igniting the dry leaves, flames began to billow from the burning pile, illuminating the autumn landscape.