Definition of Billowing

1. Adjective. Characterized by great swelling waves or surges. "Surging waves"

Exact synonyms: Billowy, Surging
Similar to: Stormy
Derivative terms: Billow

Definition of Billowing

1. Verb. (present participle of billow) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Billowing

1. billow [v] - See also: billow

Lexicographical Neighbors of Billowing

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bills of exchange
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Literary usage of Billowing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India: an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle (1809)
"... dreadful scenes behold, On burning surges burning surges roll'd, The sheets of fire far billowing o'er the brine, While I my thunder to thy sons resign. ..."

2. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"... over the agony of Caillou Bay, the billowing tide rushed unresisted from the Gulf, tearing and swallowing the land in its course, plowing out deep-sea ..."

3. Gids Voor Moderne Architectuur in Nederland by Paul Groenendijk, Piet Vollaard, Piet Rook (1998)
"The billowing apses are clad on the outside with untreated iroko wood; ... Given the blue of she billowing walls and their exposure so daylight, ..."

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