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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Billow \Bil"low\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Billowed}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Billowing}.]
     To surge; to rise and roll in waves or surges; to undulate.
     "The billowing snow." --Prior.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  billowing \billowing\ adj. [p. pr. & vb. n. of billow, verb]
     1. rising in billows. billowing smoke
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. stormy; affected by storms; -- of weather, used
        prenominally. {calm}
  
     Syn: billowy, surging.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  billowing
       adj 1: moving in surges and billows and rolls; "billowing smoke
              from burning houses"; "the rolling fog"; "the rolling
              sea"; "the tumbling water of the rapids" [syn: {rolling},
               {tumbling}]
       2: characterized by great swelling waves or surges; "billowy
          storm clouds"; "the restless billowing sea"; "surging
          waves" [syn: {billowy}, {billowing(a)}, {surging}]

















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