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单词 piling
释义

piling

noun

pil·​ing ˈpī-liŋ How to pronounce piling (audio)
: a structure of piles
also : pile

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Officials also consoled themselves with the belief that even if one safety system didn’t work, the danger of catastrophic glitches could be lowered through a piling on of many safety systems. Daniel Ford, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2022 The technology behind wood pellets stems from Pres-to-Logs and other household fire-starters developed decades ago to make use of sawdust piling up at mills, Mr. Mendell said. Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 The mark that left does not equal the pain felt with each loss piling up for the Red Sox. Julian Mcwilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022 The piling-one-emergency-atop-another structure — always a tricky thing to sustain — does begin to pall in the later going as inspiration tapers off a bit. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 June 2022 The creation by officials at The University of Texas at Austin could solve the problem of how to rid the world of billions of tons of plastic piling up in landfills and polluting natural lands and water. Fox News, 2 May 2022 But as the Cardinals move toward their first playoff berth in six seasons, COVID-19 has impacted the team's players, coaching, and front office personnel almost as bad as their piling injuries. Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2021 The work stoppage resulted in trash piling up across Chula Vista and parts of San Diego. Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2022 Through the steady piling-on of hands, though, Wilson remains the central figure, armed with a vision and an inscrutable but ultimately effective means of communication. Cecilia Gigliotti, Longreads, 6 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

piling

noun

pil·​ing
ˈpī-liŋ
: a supporting structure made of large stakes or pointed posts driven into the ground

piling 1 of 2

noun

as in pile

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • pile
  • obelisk
  • needle
  • buttress
  • flying buttress
  • pedestal
  • pier
  • column
  • stanchion
  • pillar
  • caryatid
  • pilaster
  • post

piling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of pile
1
as in stacking
to lay or throw on top of one another piled all the clothes on the chair before putting them away

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • stacking
  • heaping
  • assembling
  • collecting
  • accumulating
  • layering
  • mounding
  • gathering
  • banking
  • grouping
  • amassing
  • concentrating
  • lumping
  • massing
  • clumping
  • bunching
  • garnering
  • pyramiding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unpiling
2
as in crowding
to gather into a closely packed group the kids piled into the car

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • crowding
  • huddling
  • assembling
  • bunching
  • swarming
  • clustering
  • pressing
  • flocking
  • converging
  • collecting
  • surrounding
  • concentrating
  • hugging
  • thronging
  • congregating
  • herding
  • conglomerating
  • encircling
  • mobbing
  • concentering
  • foregathering
  • convening
  • forgathering
  • embracing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dispersing
  • splitting (up)
  • breaking up
  • disbanding
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