Wondering how to use Billowing in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as rolling or tumbling.
Billowing meaning
present participle and gerund of billow
Using Billowing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of billow
- Useful related words include: rolling, tumbling, moving, billowy.
- In the example corpus, billowing often appears in combinations such as: smoke billowing, billowing from, billowing smoke.
Context around Billowing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Billowing
- In this selection, "billowing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, smoke, seen, colored, white, continuously and flowers stand out and add context to how "billowing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include adorned with billowing flowers and and armor and billowing capes on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "billowing" sits close to words such as akhtar, alford and ascertained, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with billowing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Rusty armor and billowing capes on the costumes. (8 words)
Smoke could be seen billowing from the mine. (8 words)
Smoke billowing over Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, on Friday. (9 words)
After John Pratt saw smoke billowing out of the doors and windows of the property next door and saw his wheelchair-bound neighbour surrounded by flames, he knew he had to take quick action. (34 words)
But in Jakarta’s cavernous convention center, adorned with billowing flowers and tropical plants for the occasion, Harris saw an opportunity to shape the future of United States foreign policy. (30 words)
Moments later, the entire edifice crashes down, sending debris and billowing clouds of thick dust into the street, and prompting onlookers to flee on foot, in cars or on scooters. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
After John Pratt saw smoke billowing out of the doors and windows of the property next door and saw his wheelchair-bound neighbour surrounded by flames, he knew he had to take quick action.
At Dei-Dei abattoir, located on the outskirts of Abuja, a thick smoke is billowing continuously.
But in Jakarta’s cavernous convention center, adorned with billowing flowers and tropical plants for the occasion, Harris saw an opportunity to shape the future of United States foreign policy.
Earlier, images posted to social media showed smoke billowing from the building.
Eugenio Mereu watched the electric car blazing and billowing black smoke as it was parked up on the side of the street in Ilford, north London on Sunday morning.
Footage and images posted on social media overnight showed smoke billowing over the city of Pskov and a large blaze.
Footage shows smoke billowing as watchers stand nearby, shining a light at a flame above one of the pods.
Kim’s billowing white shawl trailed behind her as she strutted up the stairs in a pearl-adorned piece.
Meanwhile, Ralph walked the red carpet in a glittering gold dress with billowing sleeves and paired the look with a half-up hairstyle.
Moments later, the entire edifice crashes down, sending debris and billowing clouds of thick dust into the street, and prompting onlookers to flee on foot, in cars or on scooters.
Motorists on the scene reported explosions and vehicles on fire, with smoke billowing over the area.
Ms Horvath said there are large plumes of black smoke billowing from the bush fire about 100m down the road from the pub.
Rusty armor and billowing capes on the costumes.
Smoke billowing over Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, on Friday.
Smoke could be seen billowing across the area and blanketing nearby roads.
Smoke could be seen billowing from the mine.
Surrey Fire and Rescue Service Live: 'Big plumes of smoke' seen over Ash Ranges in Surrey Locals have spotted smoke billowing from the popular nature reserve.
Then they scattered to enjoy free food, dance to a DJ, race each other, glide down an inflatable slide, scamper under a rainbow-colored billowing parachute, and much more.
Thick plumes of black smoke can be seen billowing into the sky from miles away.
To find inspiration for the “Aurora” album cover, Wingate made a mood board featuring Nicks in a billowing white dress.
Common combinations with billowing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: