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billowing definition
billowing |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb billow 2 of 4 senses of billow Sense 1 billow, wallow => cloud Sense 4 balloon, inflate, billow => reflate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb billow 2 of 4 senses of billow Sense 1 billow, wallow => cloud Sense 4 balloon, inflate, billow => reflate Entailment of verb billow Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb billow 4 senses of billow Sense 1 billow, wallow => soar, soar up soar upwards, surge, zoom Sense 2 billow => travel, go move locomote Sense 3 billow, surge, heave => inflate, blow up Sense 4 balloon, inflate, billow => expand Familiarity of verb billow billow used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb billow Sense 1 billow, wallow => soar, soar up soar upwards, surge, zoom -------------- Sense 2 billow => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 3 billow, surge, heave => inflate, blow up -------------- Sense 4 balloon, inflate, billow => expand -------------- Overview of verb billow The verb billow has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) billow, wallow -- (billow forth; as of smoke or waves) 2. billow -- (move with great difficulty; "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed") 3. billow, surge, heave -- (rise and move as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward") 4. balloon, inflate, billow -- (become inflated; "The sails ballooned") Overview of adj billowing The adj billowing has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) billowing, rolling, tumbling -- (moving in surges and billows and rolls; "billowing smoke from burning houses"; "the rolling fog"; "the rolling sea"; "the tumbling water of the rapids") 2. billowy, billowing, surging -- (characterized by great swelling waves or surges; "billowy storm clouds"; "the restless billowing sea"; "surging waves") Antonyms of adj billowing 2 senses of billowing Sense 1 billowing, rolling, tumbling INDIRECT (VIA moving) -> nonmoving, unmoving Sense 2 billowy, billowing(postnominal), surging INDIRECT (VIA stormy) -> calm Similarity of adj billowing 2 senses of billowing Sense 1 billowing, rolling, tumbling => moving (vs. nonmoving) Sense 2 billowy, billowing(postnominal), surging => stormy (vs. calm) Attributes of adj billowing Familiarity of adj billowing billowing used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj billowing billowing Overview of verb billow The verb billow has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) billow, wallow -- (billow forth; as of smoke or waves) 2. billow -- (move with great difficulty; "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed") 3. billow, surge, heave -- (rise and move as in waves or billows; "The army surged forward") 4. balloon, inflate, billow -- (become inflated; "The sails ballooned") Overview of adj billowing The adj billowing has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) billowing, rolling, tumbling -- (moving in surges and billows and rolls; "billowing smoke from burning houses"; "the rolling fog"; "the rolling sea"; "the tumbling water of the rapids") 2. billowy, billowing, surging -- (characterized by great swelling waves or surges; "billowy storm clouds"; "the restless billowing sea"; "surging waves")
billowing definition
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