- present participle of billow.
billowing
Example Sentences
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Video shot from a distance shows smoke billowing from them.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Pauline Dujancourt's London Fashion Week show epitomised this style - focusing on maximum volume and billowing fabrics.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Following the show — billowing shapes, punk-y hair sculptures, all classically Collina — we walked into a whimsical picnic complete with a margarita fountain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
A whistle sounds in the distance, and the ground rattles as the train comes into view, plumes of steam billowing out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Emergency vehicles race up the road to Mobius, and protestors cover their mouths and noses with bandannas or tuck their faces into their shirts to avoid the billowing clouds of dirt.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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