billow
A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke,…A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound.
» Smoke was billowing from the engine.
Aus dem Motor quoll Dampf. — Yorwba
Из двигателя шёл дым. — marafon
Із двигуна йшов дим. — Ahha
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1 sensesA large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound.
Woge
больша́я волна́bolʹšája volná, валval
вели́ка хви́ляvelýka xvýlja
a large sea wave
Examples
14 sentencesSmoke was billowing from the engine.
Із двигуна йшов дим. — Ahha
ruИз двигателя шёл дым. — marafon
deAus dem Motor quoll Dampf. — Yorwba
Smoke billowed from the engine.
Із двигуна йшов дим. — Ahha
deAus dem Motor quoll Dampf. — Yorwba
Black smoke billowed from the chimney.
Smoke was billowing from the windows.
ruИз окон валил дым. — Wezel
deRauch quoll aus den Fenstern. — Waldelfe
Thick smoke billowed out of the windows.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English *bilwe, borrowed from Old Norse bylgja, from Proto-Germanic *bulgijō.From Middle English *bilwe, borrowed from Old Norse bylgja, from Proto-Germanic *bulgijō.
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