What does billowy mean?
Definitions for billowy
ˈbɪl oʊ ibil·lowy
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Princeton's WordNet
billowy, billowing(a), surgingadjective
characterized by great swelling waves or surges
"billowy storm clouds"; "the restless billowing sea"; "surging waves"
Wiktionary
billowyadjective
Of or pertaining to billows; swelling or swollen into large waves; full of billows or surges; resembling billows.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Billowyadjective
Swelling; turgid; wavy.
Etymology: from billow.
And whitening down the mossy-tinctur’d stream,
Descends the billowy foam. James Thomson, Spring, l. 380.
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billowy
Billowy generally refers to something that is characterized by puffiness or swelling, often moving in a wave-like motion. It is frequently used to describe things such as clouds, smoke, fabric or anything else that look or move like waves or billows.
Webster Dictionary
Billowyadjective
of or pertaining to billows; swelling or swollen into large waves; full of billows or surges; resembling billows
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of billowy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of billowy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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- bølgendeDanish
- BillowyGerman
- ondulanteSpanish
- bergelombangIndonesian
- onduladoPortuguese
- 滾滾的Chinese
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