Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pilling

/pˈɪlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
pilling
IPA
/pˈɪlɪŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The formation of fibres into pills.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of pill

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

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

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

pillings (plural)

Derived Forms

antipilling nonpilling

Rhymes With

killing willing filling drilling fulfilling unwilling chilling thrilling billing spilling milling shilling

Questions

How do you pronounce pilling?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɪlɪŋ/.
What does pilling mean?
The formation of fibres into pills.

How to pronounce pilling

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