Definitions for billow
ˈbɪl oʊbil·low

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. billow, surgeverb

   a large sea wave

2. billow, wallowverb

   rise up as if in waves

   "smoke billowed up into the sky"

3. billowverb

   move with great difficulty

   "The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed"

4. billow, surge, heaveverb

   rise and move, as in waves or billows

   "The army surged forward"

5. balloon, inflate, billowverb

   become inflated

   "The sails ballooned"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. billownoun

   A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound

2. billowverb

   To surge or roll in billows

3. billowverb

   To swell out or bulge

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BILLOWnoun

   A wave swoln, and hollow.

   Etymology: bilge, Germ. bolg, Dan. probably of the same original with bilig, Sax. a bladder.

   From whence the river Dee, as silver cleen,
   His tumbling billows roll with gentle rore. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   Billows sink by degrees, even when the wind is down that first stirred them. Henry Wotton.

   Chasing Nereus with his trident throws
   The billows from the bottom. John Denham.

   But when loud billows lash the sounding shore,
   The hoarse rough verse should like the torrent roar. Alexander Pope.

2. To Billowverb

   To swell, or roll, as a wave.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   The billowing snow, and violence of the show’r,
   That from the hills disperse their dreadful store,
   And o’er the vales collected ruin pour. Matthew Prior.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. billow

   A billow is a large mass or surge, often relating to smoke, clouds or fabric, that moves or undulates in a wave-like motion. It can also refer to the action of something swelling out or moving in this way. Additionally, it can be used as a verb meaning to fill with air and swell outwards.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Billownoun

   a great wave or surge of the sea or other water, caused usually by violent wind

2. Billownoun

   a great wave or flood of anything

3. Billowverb

   to surge; to rise and roll in waves or surges; to undulate

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Billow

   bil′ō, n. a great wave of the sea swelled by the wind: (poet.) a wave, the sea.—v.i. to roll in large waves.—adjs. Bill′owed, Bill′owy. [Scand.; Ice. bylgja; Sw. bölja, Dan. bölge, a wave. See Bilge, Bulge.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BILLOW

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Billow is ranked #37544 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Billow surname appeared 593 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Billow.
   
   89.3% or 530 total occurrences were White.
   5% or 30 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.5% or 9 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Expand
   • Inflate
   • Move
   • Surge

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How to pronounce billow?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say billow in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of billow in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of billow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=billow
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Billow
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=billow
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/billow
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=billow
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=billow