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heaping up

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

Meaning of heap up

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To increase over a period of time; to accumulate.
    Synonyms:
    mount up, pile up
  2. (transitive) To make an untidy pile of (something).
    • But in reality it was only partially accomplished, because Vukub's two sons, Zipacna and Cabrakan, still remained to be dealt with. Zipacna was daily employed in heaping up mountains, while Cabrakan, his brother, shook them in earthquake.1913, Lewis Spence, chapter V, in The Myths of Mexico and Peru

Questions about heaping up

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

Words near heaping up in the dictionary

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

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