billow

billow

a surge of the sea; a swell, breaker, crest; to swell out as by the wind: The boat’s sails billow in the wind.
Not to be confused with:below – under; in a lower place; beneath the surface of the water: what lies below

bil·low

B0252300 (bĭl′ō)n.1. A large wave or swell of water.2. A great swell, surge, or undulating mass, as of smoke or sound.v. bil·lowed, bil·low·ing, bil·lows v.intr.1. To surge or roll in billows.2. To swell out or bulge: sheets billowing in the breeze.v.tr. To cause to billow: wind that billowed the sails.

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[From Old Norse bylgja, a wave; see bhelgh- in Indo-European roots.]

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bil′low·i·ness n.bil′low·y adj.

billow

(ˈbɪləʊ) n1. (Physical Geography) a large sea wave2. a swelling or surging mass, as of smoke or sound3. (Physical Geography) a large atmospheric wave, usually in the lee of a hill4. (plural) poetic the sea itselfvbto rise up, swell out, or cause to rise up or swell out[C16: from Old Norse bylgja; related to Swedish bōlja, Danish bölg, Middle High German bulge; see bellow, belly] ˈbillowing adj, n

bil•low

(ˈbɪl oʊ)
n. 1. a great wave or surge of the sea. 2. any surging mass: billows of smoke. v.i. 3. to rise or roll in billows; surge. 4. to swell out, puff up, etc. v.t. 5. to cause to billow. [1545–55; < Old Norse bylgja wave]

billow

- The swell on the ocean produced by the wind, or on a river or estuary by the tide or wind.See also related terms for tide.

billow

Past participle: billowed
Gerund: billowing

Imperative
billow
billow

Present
I billow
you billow
he/she/it billows
we billow
you billow
they billow

Preterite
I billowed
you billowed
he/she/it billowed
we billowed
you billowed
they billowed

Present Continuous
I am billowing
you are billowing
he/she/it is billowing
we are billowing
you are billowing
they are billowing

Present Perfect
I have billowed
you have billowed
he/she/it has billowed
we have billowed
you have billowed
they have billowed

Past Continuous
I was billowing
you were billowing
he/she/it was billowing
we were billowing
you were billowing
they were billowing

Past Perfect
I had billowed
you had billowed
he/she/it had billowed
we had billowed
you had billowed
they had billowed

Future
I will billow
you will billow
he/she/it will billow
we will billow
you will billow
they will billow

Future Perfect
I will have billowed
you will have billowed
he/she/it will have billowed
we will have billowed
you will have billowed
they will have billowed

Future Continuous
I will be billowing
you will be billowing
he/she/it will be billowing
we will be billowing
you will be billowing
they will be billowing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been billowing
you have been billowing
he/she/it has been billowing
we have been billowing
you have been billowing
they have been billowing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been billowing
you will have been billowing
he/she/it will have been billowing
we will have been billowing
you will have been billowing
they will have been billowing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been billowing
you had been billowing
he/she/it had been billowing
we had been billowing
you had been billowing
they had been billowing

Conditional
I would billow
you would billow
he/she/it would billow
we would billow
you would billow
they would billow

Past Conditional
I would have billowed
you would have billowed
he/she/it would have billowed
we would have billowed
you would have billowed
they would have billowed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	billow - a large sea wave surgemoving ridge, wave - one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
Verb	1.	billow - rise up as if in waves; "smoke billowed up into the sky"wallowsoar, soar up, soar upwards, surge, zoom - rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"cloud - billow up in the form of a cloud; "The smoke clouded above the houses"
	2.	billow - move with great difficulty; "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
	3.	billow - rise and move, as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward"surge, heaveinflate, blow up - fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
	4.	billow - become inflated; "The sails ballooned"balloon, inflatereflate - become inflated againexpand - become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"

billow

verb1. surge, roll, expand, swell, balloon, belly, bulge, dilate, puff up, bloat the billowing sails2. flow, course, rush, stream, emit, run, gush, spout, spew thick plumes of smoke billowing from factory chimneysnoun1. surge, wave, flow, rush, flood, cloud, gush, deluge, upsurge, outpouring, uprush billows of almost solid black smoke2. wave, surge, tide, swell, roller, crest, breaker a wild sea, with immense billows breaking upon our ship

Translations

巨浪

billow

(ˈbiləu) noun a large wave. 巨浪 巨浪ˈbillowy adjective 巨浪的 巨浪的billow out to move in a way similar to large waves. The sails billowed out in the strong wind; Her skirt billowed out in the breeze. 翻騰 翻腾