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heaping on

heaping on is the present participle and gerund of heap on.

Meaning of heap on

Verb

heap on (third-person singular simple present heaps on, present participle heaping on, simple past and past participle heaped on)

  1. (figuratively) To give someone a lot of something (advice, praise, insults, etc.), especially more so than they can handle or is appropriate

Questions about heaping on

What is heaping on the present participle and gerund of?
Heaping on is the present participle and gerund of heap on.

Words near heaping on in the dictionary

  1. heapiest
  2. heapily
  3. heapiness
  4. heaping
  5. heaping coals of fire on someone's head
  6. heaping on
  7. heaping up
  8. heapings
  9. heapmeal
  10. Heappey
  11. heaps

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