heaping

verb

Definition of heapingnext
present participle of heap
1
as in pouring
to give readily and in large quantities the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot

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2
as in piling
to lay or throw on top of one another heaped the stones in a corner of the yard

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3
as in filling
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained heaped her plate with spaghetti

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heaping
  1. pouring
  2. piling
  3. filling
  4. loading
Verb
  • Authorities allege Workman was seen in a video spitting on her baby’s face and pouring dish soap in the infant’s mouth, according to unspecified court documents cited by WKRC, the Cincinnati Enquirer, and Fox 19.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • An Ohio mother is facing criminal charges for allegedly abusing her baby by spitting at her and pouring dish soap down her mouth, authorities said.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of pouring
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  • Nosferatu starts piling the horrors on as Orlok and Ellen’s link strengthens.
    Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party, which says the bills threaten Taiwan’s democratic system, removed windows to get into the building Thursday night and take over the speaker’s area, piling up walls of chairs to block access, Taiwan’s Central News Agency said.
    Taijing Wu and Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of piling
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  • Reviewers love the convenience (meals last for seven days after delivery) and filling ingredients.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Only a Democrat can be selected for the position, since the county charter states the person filling a vacancy must be of the same political party as the person leaving.
    Brooke Conrad, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of filling
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  • In the driveway of a rundown house, two soldiers work quickly under the glow of headlamps, loading weapons from a shed into the back of a battered truck.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Court records show Corcoran asked Nieto's then 7-year-old daughter Melanie to stay in an upstairs bedroom before loading a rifle, a Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic, and going to the living room, where his brother and his friends were watching TV.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
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