Translations for „billowy“ in the English » German Dictionary

bil·lowy [ˈbɪləʊi, Am -oʊi] ADJ liter

1. billowy (rolling in waves):

billowy

wogend form

2. billowy (swelling out):

billowy

in Schwaden aufsteigend

the steam left the top of the water tower in a billowy cloud

der Dampf stieg in Schwaden vom Wasserturm auf

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the steam left the top of the water tower in a billowy cloud

der Dampf stieg in Schwaden vom Wasserturm auf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is ugly and pretty, sensual and twee, metallic and billowy, all at the same time, with no beginning and no end.

grantland.com

It wasn't just a vast plume, it was a dense, billowy, purple mass against the bright blue sky.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Round shoulders tumbled into billowy sleeves and loose flowing skirts.

www.queensjournal.ca

One moment it's billowy and beautiful, the next it's sharp angles, and unrefined.

www.thecoast.ca

It's breezy, billowy, like the updraft that lifts a seagull effortlessly to immeasurable heights.

noisey.vice.com

It had that green floral pattern, and was weird and billowy and strange.

www.vogue.com

As the sculpture spins, one gradually notices that the individual pennants do not flutter, and that the movement is anything but billowy or easy.

www.theglobeandmail.com

The trees are billowy, the colors faded -- compelling evidence of its purity.

www.huffingtonpost.com

The scene was almost bucolic, with the sun peeping from behind the billowy clouds.

lifestyle.inquirer.net

And don't play on ledges in a billowy dress on windy days.

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