Definition of "billowed" [billowed]

• Simple past tense and past participle of billow. (verb)

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• "Dresses billowed from the bust, ruched at the hip and dipped dizzily above and below the knee — all in wonderful silks, satins and taffetas."
• "Smoke billowed from the fatal wound a rocketeer had scored in its armor."
• "Via ABCNEWS: BELGRADE (Reuters) - Smoke billowed from the American embassy in Belgrade after scores of protesters broke into the building on Thursday, cheered on by crowds outside, in a protest at U.S. support for Kosovo's independence ...."