piling
Americannoun
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a mass of building piles considered collectively.
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a structure composed of piles.
noun
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the act of driving piles
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a number of piles
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a structure formed of piles
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of piling
First recorded in 1400–50, piling is from the late Middle English word pylyng; see pile 2, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Piling up resentments around the world is one heck of a form of statecraft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Piling more students into smaller spaces brings down the cost, but how small is too small?
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2023
Piling pressure on, and forcing penalties, they put Wales where they didn't want to be.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2023
Piling on the points, they blew out one opponent after another.
From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2022
Piling twenty-two dimes in the Oxford Mart pay phone, I’d inquired about an editor position at the Harper & Row publishing house on 33rd Street in Manhattan.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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