billowing
adjectiveHow many syllables in billowing?
There are 3 syllables in the word billowing.How to pronounce billowing:
Definition of billowing:
- billowing (adjective):
- wave
- a great wave or surge of water
Synonyms for billowing:
billowy
gush
heave
rippled
rippling
rise
roll
rolling
rush
rutted
stormy
surging
swell
swelling
swirl
undulant
undulating
undulatory
wavy
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- beguiling
- beautician
- uprising
- uncherished
- pillowcase
- marianne
- gazpacho
- donegal
- desperate
- sniffily
- proportion
- overtax
- derelict
- chalazae
- unduly
- reminisces
- promulgate
- Medina
- iodine
- hooligan
- farcical
- ensilaged
- causative
- artefact
- wallpaper
- thundering
- rummaging
- orator
- drowsily
- despairing
- undoable
- relentless
- powder keg
- obsolesce
- leniently
- impregnate
- defender
- chromium
- cavity
- catch-tartar
- pressmanship
- interpret
- Geoffrey
- fanciful
- escapade
- sweltering
- preconceive
- nastiest
- modulate
- astutely
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
Some languages, like Japanese, are considered mora-timed, where the duration of each syllable (or mora) is approximately equal.
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