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wave

The meaning of the word billowing is wave.

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WordMeaning
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
apathylack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness
prolixityunduly prolonged or drawn out : too long
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid