# pillowing

Pronunciation: say "PIL-oh-ing" US /ˈpɪl.oʊ.ɪŋ/, UK /ˈpɪl.əʊ.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of pillow. — present participle and gerund of pillow
   - Simple: Present participle of pillow. Use this -ing form for an action happening now or as a noun-like word.
   - _The tired child dozed off, pillowing her face against the soft armrest._
   - _The cat curled up on the sill, pillowing its chin on one paw._

## Noun

2. Material used to make pillows.
   - Simple: Soft material used to fill or make pillows.
   - _The upholsterer kept a bin of loose pillowing beside her sewing bench._
   - _Damp storage had matted the pillowing into stiff clumps._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/pillowing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).