Piling

/ˈpaɪ.lɪŋ/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A structural element used to support a building or bridge, typically a long, slender column driven into the ground.

The workers installed the piling to ensure the stability of the foundation.

Material or debris stacked up in a mound or heap.

The storm left a piling of debris along the shoreline.

The act of stacking or heaping things together.

They were busy with the piling of the boxes in the warehouse.

verb

The present participle of 'pile,' meaning to stack or arrange items in a heap.

They are piling the books on the table for the sale.

Derived from the verb 'pile', meaning to stack or heap.

piling on

To add more of something, often criticism or work, onto an existing situation.

piling up

To accumulate or increase in number or amount.

pile

A collection of items stacked together.

stack

To arrange items in a pile.

To gather a large amount of something quickly.

I was piling on the snacks for the party.

To increase or intensify something, usually in a negative sense.

The stress just kept piling on as the deadlines approached.