What does billowing mean?

billowing means "characterized by great swelling waves or surges".

How many syllables are in billowing?

billowing has 3 syllables: bil-lo-wing. The stress falls on "bil". In IPA it is /ˈbɪloʊɪŋ/.

What is another word for billowing?

Close synonyms include billowy, surging. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is billowing a common word?

billowing is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

billowing — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
“billowy storm clouds”
“the restless billowing sea”
“surging waves”
Synonymsbillowy surging
Similarstormy

Questions about billowing

What does billowing mean?: billowing means "characterized by great swelling waves or surges".
How many syllables are in billowing?: billowing has 3 syllables: bil-lo-wing. The stress falls on "bil". In IPA it is /ˈbɪloʊɪŋ/.
What is another word for billowing?: Close synonyms include billowy, surging. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is billowing a common word?: billowing is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for billowing come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
“billowy storm clouds”
“the restless billowing sea”
“surging waves”
Synonymsbillowy surging
Similarstormy

Questions about billowing

What does billowing mean?: billowing means "characterized by great swelling waves or surges".
How many syllables are in billowing?: billowing has 3 syllables: bil-lo-wing. The stress falls on "bil". In IPA it is /ˈbɪloʊɪŋ/.
What is another word for billowing?: Close synonyms include billowy, surging. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is billowing a common word?: billowing is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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