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pilling

pilling noun: the formation of fibres into pills. Also the present participle and gerund of pill.

Noun

pilling (countable and uncountable, plural pillings)

  1. The formation of fibres into pills.

Proper noun capitalized: Pilling

Pilling (countable and uncountable, plural Pillings)

  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4048).

Also used as

pilling is also the present participle and gerund of pill.

Forms of pilling

Noun
pluralpillings
Proper noun
pluralPillings

Words formed from pilling

Phrases with pilling

Questions about pilling

What does pilling mean?
Pilling means the formation of fibres into pills.
What part of speech is pilling?
Pilling can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of pilling?
The plural of pilling is pillings.

Words near pilling in the dictionary

  1. pillier
  2. pillies
  3. pilliest
  4. Pilliga
  5. pilliness
  6. pilling
  7. pilling up
  8. pillings
  9. pillion
  10. pillioned
  11. pillioning

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