His debts were piling up.
Source: tatoeba (299080)
Piling
/ˈpaɪlɪŋ/
Synonyms for "piling" (52 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (26)
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OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
21 entriesaccumulationaccumulation processcollectioncolumnconstruction activityconstruction termengineering termfabric featurefoundation componentgeotechnical operationincreasemanual operationmassphysical actionphysical statepillar
Showing 16 of 21 words.
More specific
21 entriesbacklog growthconcrete pile installationcost accumulationdata accumulationdense piledriven piledriving timber pilesfirewood stackfriction pilegarbage heapheaped soilheaping booksinventory builduplong pilepiled debrisrock pile
Showing 16 of 21 words.
Collocations
17 entriesconcrete pilesdriven pilepile cappile foundationpiling cappiling contractorpiling debrispiling foundationpiling installationpiling methodpiling rigpiling techniquepiling woodpiling workssheet piletimber piling
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Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
And so the method that works is treading down the snow to harden it, making blocks and piling them up.
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The bills keep piling up.
Source: tatoeba (534646)
No matter how much I rush it, miscellaneous work keeps piling up and I can't catch up with it.
Source: tatoeba (542520)
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