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Noun
S:
(n)
billow
,
surge
(a large sea wave)
Verb
S:
(v)
billow
,
wallow
(rise up as if in waves)
"smoke billowed up into the sky"
S:
(v)
billow
(move with great difficulty)
"The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed"
S:
(v)
billow
,
surge
,
heave
(rise and move, as in waves or billows)
"The army surged forward"
S:
(v)
balloon
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inflate
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billow
(become inflated)
"The sails ballooned"