Billow and Shrink

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Billow verb - To extend outward beyond a usual point.

Usage example: the curtains in the open windows billowed in the summer wind

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Shrink is an antonym for billow in surge topic.

Nearby Words: billowed, billowy, billowing

Shrink verb - To become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter.

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Billow is an antonym for shrink.

Nearby Words: shrinking, shrinkage

dress	billow dress	shrink dress
way	billow way	shrink way

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