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  • present participle of heap.
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heaping

British  
/ ˈhiːpɪŋ /

adjective

  1. (of a spoonful) heaped

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In other words, Saturday was a heaping serving of college football’s oldest specialty: pure, unadulterated mayhem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

The RAC said price rises were "showing no signs of slowing, heaping more misery onto motorists".

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

At every turn, Schoenbrun buries the movie alive, heaping layer upon layer of meta subtext onto it.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

The influx is heaping "colossal pressure" on the cities, he warned in separate comments last year.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Dad takes in a heaping forkful of squash and chews it like a furnace.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

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