How to pronounce billow
American English pronunciation
BIL-oh
- IPA
- /ˈbɪloʊ/
- Syllables
- BIL · oh (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What billow means
To puff out and rise up in the wind
In a sentence: The curtains began to billow as the wind picked up outside.
Where it comes from: From an Old Norse word for "a wave."
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