hilling

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of shaping or forming a mound or hill, often used in gardening or agriculture.

  - "Farmers hill up the soil around young trees."
  - "Gardeners hill up the soil around tomato plants."

• Verb

  To move or carry something up a hill or incline.

  - "Workers were hilling large boulders up the hillside."
  - "Hikers hilled themselves up the steep incline."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with hilling
filing , smiling , piling , wiling

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Variants

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hill , hilled , hiller , hillers , hilling , hills

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Etymology

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The Old English word 'hean' means 'high' and 'ligan' means 'to lie'. The word 'hilling' comes from the act of piling or lying high.

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Trivia

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1. The Great Wall of China is an example of a large-scale hilling project.

2. In the game of Scrabble, the word 'hilling' can earn you 10 points.

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Related Concepts

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1. Mounding: Similar to hilling, mounding is the act of shaping soil into a mound or hill.

2. Terracing: Terracing is the process of building flat platforms or ridges on a sloped land to improve agricultural productivity and control water flow.

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Culture

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In gardening, hilling is used to improve drainage and soil structure around plants. It is also used in agriculture to form ridges or terraces to control water flow and improve irrigation.

How to Memorize "hilling"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize shaping a mound or hill with your hands.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'hilling' with the act of shaping a mound or hill.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember 'High Land' to help remember the meaning of 'hilling'.

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