Billowed

/ˈbɪloʊd/ verb, adjective

Definition

Past tense of billow; swelled in large waves or surges; (as adjective) having billowed or risen in waves.

Etymology

Regular past tense of 'billow' formed by adding '-ed,' creating the past participle from the Old Norse-derived verb.

Kelly Says

The billowed fabric on a Renaissance sail created more poetic imagery than 'wavy cloth' could—specific verbs like billow are why literature feels richer than casual speech.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ከፍተኛ ነው
ke-fet-ni-na neu
ARالعربية
نفخ
nafx
BNবাংলা
ফুলে উঠে
fule uthe
CACatalà
inflat
in-flat
CSČeština
nafouknutý
na-fou-k-nut-y
DADansk
opblæst
op-blaast
DEDeutsch
aufgeblasen
owf-ge-bla-sen
ELΕλληνικά
φουσκωμένος
foo-sko-men-os
ESEspañol
hinchado
in-cha-doh
FAفارسی
بزرگ شده
be-zar-g sho-deh
FISuomi
puhjennut
puhj-en-nut
FRFrançais
gonflé
gɔ̃flɛ
GUGU
પૂર્ય
poor-ee
HAHA
fada
fa-da
HEעברית
נפוח
na-fuch
HIहिन्दी
फुला हुआ
phula hua
HUMagyar
felfújva
felfu-jva
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengembang
men-ge-mbang
IGIG
gburu
gbu-ru
ITItaliano
gonfiato
gon-fee-a-toh
JA日本語
膨らんだ
fuku-randa
KKKK
булдырды
bul-dyr-dy
KMKM
បរិ erzählen
ba-ri-te-n
KO한국어
부풀었다
bu-pul-eo-da
MRMR
फुलावले
phula-av-le
MSBahasa Melayu
mengembang
men-ge-mbang
MYမြန်မာ
ပြ Sauerstoff
pyi sa-w-off
NLNederlands
opgezwollen
op-ge-zwoll-en
NONorsk
oppblåst
opp-blaast
PAPA
ਫੁલા
phula
PLPolski
opuchnięty
op-u-ch-ne-ty
PTPortuguês
inchado
in-cha-doh
RORomână
umflat
um-flat
RUРусский
надулся
na-du-lsya
SVSvenska
uppblåst
upp-blaast
SWKiswahili
kujicha
ku-ji-cha
TAதமிழ்
புத்துப்பெருக்கிய
puth-thup-per-ukki-ya
TEతెలుగు
పుంచిన
pun-ch-in
THไทย
พอง
pong
TLTL
napal
na-pal
TRTürkçe
şişmiş
shi-mis
UKУкраїнська
надувся
na-du-vsa
URاردو
فُلّ
ful
VITiếng Việt
phồng lên
phong len
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
膨胀
péngzhàng
ZUZU
iphuthu
i-phu-thu

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