# hilling

Pronunciation: say "HIL-ing" /ˈhɪɫɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The act or process of heaping soil up around the base of plants.
   - Simple: The piling of soil up around the bottoms of growing plants.
   - _After the second hilling, the celery stalks blanched to a pale, tender white._
   - _Farmers schedule a final hilling before the potato canopy closes over the rows._

## Verb

2. Present participle of hill. — present participle and gerund of hill
   - Simple: Present participle of hill. Use this form for the action happening right now.
   - _By midday they were hilling the last of the bean plants._
   - _Each spring the crew begins hilling the asparagus beds._

## Origin

Formed from "hill" combined with the suffix "-ing".

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