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Hello everyone,

With all the wonder and splendor that is The Wizard of Oz, in all the mystique of flying monkeys and magic shoes, it’s easy to forget some of the most important parts of the story.

Dorothy wound up in Oz because she ran away to escape her problems. She was looking for that perfect “somewhere over the rainbow.” A place where things went the way she wanted. Where she didn’t have to fear mean old neighbors or, as the story moved on, wicked witches.

But there are always fears. There will always be apple-throwing trees meant to discourage us or fields of flowers designed to put us to sleep. There will be ***billowing voices*** and final requests as impossible as securing the brooms of our enemies. And on more than one occasion, we will often find ourselves staring at an hour-glass . . . wondering where the time has gone . . . and if there is enough left.

Does "billowing voices" mean very loud voices?

Thank you.