| 单词 | billowing |
| 释义 | billowing (once / 8698 pages) adj 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 when someone is talking about smoke, steam, or the wind blowing through something, like hair or a flag. The word bylgja, from which billow derives, comes from an unusual source for English words: Old Norse. WORD FAMILYbillow: billowed, billowing, billows, billowy USAGE EXAMPLESHowever, the past is never far away - billowing cooling towers sit behind newly built parks, and ice cream stalls nestle among colossal mining equipment. BBC(Nov 24, 2016) Thick black columns of smoke were seen billowing from the two areas. Seattle Times(Nov 18, 2016) And so sails the ship of state, its sails billowing in the breeze like the hardy craft it is. Washington Times(Nov 15, 2016) adj characterized by great swelling waves or surges the restless billowing sea Syn billowy, surging stormy (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion |
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