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billow

/ˈbɪloʊ/ · 6 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. verb

    rise up as if in waves

    smoke billowed up into the sky

  2. verb

    move with great difficulty

    The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed

  3. verb

    rise and move, as in waves or billows

    The army surged forward

  4. verb

    become inflated

    The sails ballooned

  5. noun

    a large sea wave

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