billow; curl and stretch
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to curl and stretch; to billow (of clouds or smoke)
literaryLiterary usage describing the natural movement of clouds or smoke as they spread out and curl up. Often used in poetic or descriptive contexts.
Bái白
yún云
shū舒
juǎn卷
。
White clouds billow and curl.
Shū舒
juǎn卷
zì自
rú如
。
To move with complete freedom and ease (like drifting clouds).
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Shān山
jiān间
yān烟
xiá霞
shū舒
juǎn卷
，
biàn变
huàn幻
mò莫
cè测
。
The mist and clouds in the mountains billowed and curled, changing unpredictably.