billowy

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.

billowy

(ˈbɪləʊɪ) adjfull of or forming billows: a billowy sea. ˈbillowiness n

bil•low•y

(ˈbɪl oʊ i)

adj. -low•i•er, -low•i•est. characterized by billows; surging: a rough, billowy sea. [1605–15] bil′low•i•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

billowy - characterized by great swelling waves or surges; "billowy storm clouds"; "the restless billowing sea"; "surging waves"billowing, surgingstormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"

Translations

巨浪的

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