billow

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a large sea wave

Similar word(s): surge

Definition categories: event, wave

verb

1. rise up as if in waves

- smoke billowed up into the sky

Similar word(s): wallow

Definition categories: motion, soar, surge, zoom

2. move with great difficulty

- The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed

Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel

3. rise and move, as in waves or billows

Similar word(s): heave, surge

Definition categories: motion, inflate

4. become inflated

Similar word(s): balloon, inflate

Definition categories: change, expand