Advertisement

View definitions for piling

piling

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In a February incident captured on video by several passengers, enough oil entered the bleed air supply of a Boeing 717 that thick plumes of smoke started piling through the vents midflight.

Read more on Wall Street Journal

Along the way, the injuries just kept piling up.

Read more on Wall Street Journal

That’s because even when the Eagles had been piling up wins to start the year, they hardly looked like the team that won last season’s Super Bowl.

Read more on Wall Street Journal

Central banks and foreign governments, in search of something that adversaries couldn’t seize, began piling into gold.

Read more on Wall Street Journal

But Westerners have helped drive the rally this year in part by piling into exchange-traded funds.

Read more on Wall Street Journal

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement