piling in
piling in is the present participle and gerund of pile in.
Meaning of pile in
Verb
pile in (third-person singular simple present piles in, present participle piling in, simple past and past participle piled in)
- To enter or move into a location or a vehicle in large numbers.
- Typically for the 'get-on-with-it' era, the railway and military worked like demons to restore the vital rail link. The crater was rapidly filled in and the earth tamped solid, the wreckage was removed by breakdown trains, new rails and sleepers were rushed forward by willing hands, and US Army...2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43
- Antonyms:
- pile out
Questions about piling in
- What is piling in the present participle and gerund of?
- Piling in is the present participle and gerund of pile in.
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