Pilling is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Pilling meaning
A ball of fiber formed on clothing through usage, often called pill or pills.
Using Pilling
- The main meaning on this page is: A ball of fiber formed on clothing through usage, often called pill or pills.
- In the example corpus, pilling often appears in combinations such as: mr pilling, pilling said, pilling of.
Context around Pilling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 14 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pilling
- In this selection, "pilling" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, luke, ross, ian, looked, caused and beyond stand out and add context to how "pilling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 98 john pilling biographer of and boss chris pilling to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pilling" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pilling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They just need red-pilling. (5 words)
He concluded 'driver error' by Mr Pilling caused the crash. (10 words)
Pharmacist Jody Pilling says a few dozen of his patients are Genrus United members. (14 words)
Press Association Sport understands he beat former Yorkshire Building Society boss Chris Pilling to the job after the pair made a final shortlist, but his start date in the new role is yet to be confirmed. (36 words)
Still, in the case of the Washington-Tehran tensions rising to another level and of their conflict pilling beyond the region, the Iranian influences in Kargil should be watched, at least with one eye. (34 words)
Unlike many retinol skincare products, I’ve found I can actually use this during the day under makeup without it pilling up or turning me red (just make sure to wear SPF on top). (34 words)
Example sentences (18)
Appearing at a town hall meeting, Mr Pilling said: "I am here tonight to speak to you about the large infestation of rats in Burnley centre.
Jurors were told police recovered an image from Pilling’s home showing 46 coins in total, meaning two remain missing.
Our testers gave extra points to formulas that allow plenty of layering without pilling or smearing on our lips.
Warrington Rylands and former Rangers goalkeeper Luke Pilling looked to have made a fantastic save but linesman Justice Abaka-Jacobs deemed the ball to be over the line.
A fourth man, Ross Pilling, 26, of Withill Walk, Ashton, has yet to enter any pleas.
He concluded 'driver error' by Mr Pilling caused the crash.
Deputy Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police Ian Pilling said: "Following large gatherings on both Friday and Saturday night, we have had to attend further events yesterday evening.
Marokawa has only been with Ballina trainer Andrew Pilling for the past two of his 28 runs but connections would be pleased with how he has performed and where he is headed.
Still, in the case of the Washington-Tehran tensions rising to another level and of their conflict pilling beyond the region, the Iranian influences in Kargil should be watched, at least with one eye.
But all you need is a pilling comb, available for a few dollars at a habedashery store, and your knit can look like new.
Pharmacist Jody Pilling says a few dozen of his patients are Genrus United members.
Press Association Sport understands he beat former Yorkshire Building Society boss Chris Pilling to the job after the pair made a final shortlist, but his start date in the new role is yet to be confirmed.
Speaking to the Express, Mr Pilling told how he sings Love Me Tender to his wife 'every day' and pointed to his ring, saying: 'I wear this every day.
Unlike many retinol skincare products, I’ve found I can actually use this during the day under makeup without it pilling up or turning me red (just make sure to wear SPF on top).
The IYC chairman also alleged that the company is into stock pilling of assorted arms and ammunition as well as responsible for the killings in some communities, which has heightened tension across the state.
They just need red-pilling.
You don’t know what to do with these emotions while test and projects are pilling non-stop before you can even process them.
Mason (1992), p. 98 John Pilling, biographer of Beckett, does state that Candide was an early and powerful influence on Beckett's thinking.
Common combinations with pilling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- mr pilling 3×
- pilling said 2×
- pilling of 2×