The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
billowing — illowing adj. [p. pr. & vb. n. of billow, verb] 1. rising in billows. billowing smoke [WordNet 1.5] 2. stormy; affected by storms; of weather, used prenominally. {calm} Syn: billowy, surging. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
billowing — adj. Billowing is used with these nouns: ↑cloud, ↑robe, ↑smoke … Collocations dictionary
billowing — adjective characterized by great swelling waves or surges billowy storm clouds the restless billowing sea surging waves • Syn: ↑billowy, ↑surging • Similar to: ↑stormy … Useful english dictionary
billowing mitral valve syndrome — billowing posterior leaflet syndrome mitral valve prolapse s … Medical dictionary
billowing — bil·low || bɪləʊ n. rolling or surging mass, surge, rush, wave v. rise or role in waves, swell up, be heaped … English contemporary dictionary
BMLS — billowing mitral leaflet syndrome … Medical dictionary
rising up — billowing, heaving, going up … English contemporary dictionary
BMLS — • billowing mitral leaflet syndrome … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
billow — [[t]bɪ̱loʊ[/t]] billows, billowing, billowed 1) VERB When something made of cloth billows, it swells out and moves slowly in the wind. The curtains billowed in the breeze... [V out] Her pink dress billowed out around her. [V ing] ...the billowing … English dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
