billowed
Swelled with wind
Billowed is the past tense of billow—to swell outward or rise in waves.
Fabric billows in the wind; smoke billows from a chimney.
The word suggests volume and movement, something filling with air or expanding dramatically: Her dress billowed as she ran, Clouds of dust billowed behind the truck.
Ornamental feather or rising column
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
- wispThin, delicate trace
- tendrilCoiling plant appendage
- curlSpiral or loop form
spiral · haze · fog · mist · steam · vapor · exhaust · fumes
Ship's wind-catching fabric
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- tentPortable fabric shelter
- drapeHang in folds
sheet · flag · banner · parachute · skirt · cloak · cape · veil
plume
Ornamental feather or rising column
curl · spiral · haze · fog · mist · steam · vapor · exhaust · fumes · smolder
sail
Ship's wind-catching fabric
drape · sheet · flag · banner · parachute · skirt · cloak · cape · veil · awning
gust
Brief wind surge
draft · zephyr · tempest · bluster · airflow · current · whirl · sweep · rush · blow
swell
Increase in size
ripple · roll · whitecap · breaker · foam · spray · tide · ocean · sea · churn