tilling

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noun

The act of one who tills.

“The farmer's field requires regular tillings.”

OriginMiddle English tillynge ← Old English tiliende →
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Meanings

tilling1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of till

tilling2

nountilling (plural tillings)

plural tillings

  1. The act of one who tills.

    The farmer's field requires regular tillings.

TILLING3

noun
  1. abbreviationacronymmolecular biologyAcronym of targeting induced local lesions in genomes, a method that allows directed identification of mutations in a specific gene.

Tilling4

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tillage

Origin

tilling · verb

  1. Old Englishtiliende
  2. Middle Englishtillynge
  3. Englishtilling

From Middle English tillynge, tiliyng, tilyenge, tylynge, from Old English tiliende, tilġende, equivalent to till + -ing.

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tilling · noun

  1. Old Englishtilung
  2. Middle Englishtyllynge
  3. Englishtilling

From Middle English tyllynge, tiling, tilinge, telynge, from Old English tilung, teolung, equivalent to till + -ing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lilting
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APA

tilling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tilling

MLA

“tilling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tilling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tilling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tilling.

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