hilling

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noun

The act or process of heaping up earth around plants.

“the hilling of potatoes”

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Meanings

hilling1

nounhilling (usually uncountable, plural hillings)

plural hillings

  1. uncountableusuallyagricultureThe act or process of heaping up earth around plants.

    the hilling of potatoes

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hill

Hilling2

proper nounHilling (plural Hillings)

plural Hillings · alternative Hillin

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

hilling · noun, verb

From hill + -ing.

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Hilling · proper noun

Topographic surname for a person living on a hill, from an unattested Old English word *hylling (“hill-dweller”).

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APA

hilling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hilling

MLA

“hilling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hilling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hilling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hilling.

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