billowed

Meanings

• Verb

  To blow or cause to expand with a great rush of air; to swell out or inflate.

• Verb

  To wave or billow out in the wind.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with billowed
bowled , mowed , moled , scowed , owed

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Variants

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billow , billowed , billowing , billows

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Forms

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past tense: billowed, past participle: billowed, gerund: billowing

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to blow' or 'to breathe'. The modern sense of 'to cause to swell or expand' comes from the idea of something being filled with air.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'billowed' is often used to describe the movement of fabric in animation and special effects.

2. In the 1960s, 'billowed' was used as a slang term to describe someone who was overweight or had a large stomach.

3. The term 'billowed' is also used in geology to describe the undulating or wavy appearance of certain rock formations.

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Related Concepts

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1. Sail: The billowing of sails is a common sight on the sea and is a significant aspect of maritime culture.

2. Clothesline: The billowing of clothes on a clothesline is a common sight in many cultures and is often used as a symbol of home and domesticity.

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Culture

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The 'billowed' has been used extensively in literature and poetry to describe the movement and flow of fabrics, especially in the context of wind or water. For example, in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', Caliban describes Prospero's robes as 'billowed like clouds'.

How to Memorize "billowed"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large sail billowing in the wind. Visualize the fabric expanding and contracting as the wind changes direction.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'billowed' with the image of a large, flowing fabric in the wind.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Big Balloons Overhead Wave' to remember the definition of 'billowed' (Big = Billows, Balloons = Billowed, Overhead = Expanding, Wave = Waves in the wind).

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