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hilled

hilled is the simple past and past participle of hill.

Adjective

hilled (comparative more hilled, superlative most hilled)

  1. Having hills.
    • The Coastal Scene Rugged headlands, small sandy coves, and broad plains that may be partially hilled with sand dunes or covered by dense forest blend to produce unmatched beauty and scenic variety.1994, Elizabeth L. Horn, Coastal Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest: Wildflowers and Flowering Shrubs from British Columbia to Northern California, page 3
  2. (in-compounds) Having particular kind or number of hills.
    • Rome, being built on seven hills, was thence called the seven-hilled city.

Meaning of hill

Verb

hill (third-person singular simple present hills, present participle hilling, simple past and past participle hilled)

  1. To form into a heap or mound.
    • Spread, heaped up, stacked with good things; and redolent of citrons and grapes, hilling round tall vases of wine;1849, Herman Melville, Mardi: And a Voyage Thither. […], volume II, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC
  2. To heap or draw earth around plants.
    • After the seeds were inserted, the earth was hilled up all around into a smooth little mound.1977, Gene Weltfish, The Lost Universe: Pawnee Life and Culture, page 102

See all 18 meanings of hill

Forms of hilled

comparativemore hilled
superlativemost hilled

Questions about hilled

What does hilled mean?
Hilled means having hills.
What is hilled the simple past and past participle of?
Hilled is the simple past and past participle of hill.
What part of speech is hilled?
Hilled is an adjective.

Words near hilled in the dictionary

  1. Hillearys
  2. Hillebrand
  3. hillebrandite
  4. Hillebrands
  5. Hillebrandt
  6. hilled
  7. Hillegass
  8. Hillegasses
  9. Hillegom
  10. Hillel
  11. Hillel sandwich

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