"hilling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hillings [plural]
Etymology: From hill + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hill|ing}} hill + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} hilling (usually uncountable, plural hillings)
  1. (horticulture) The act or process of heaping up earth around plants. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Horticulture Related terms: earth up
    Sense id: en-hilling-en-noun-Hrs8X0JH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle

Verb

Etymology: From hill + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hill|ing}} hill + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} hilling
  1. present participle and gerund of hill Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: hill
    Sense id: en-hilling-en-verb-O6OhdbRs

Inflected forms

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