Definition of pilling - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

textiles

Rare

small fuzzy balls on fabric surface caused by rubbing or wear

Rare

The sweater showed heavy pilling after only a few weeks of use.

Adjective

textiles

Rare

having small balls of fiber on fabric

Rare

This sweater is pilling after just one wash.

fuzzy

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Origin of pilling

Middle English, pilen (to peel) + -ing (action)

Examples of pilling in a sentence

The cheap blend developed pilling where the seatbelt rubbed.
The pilling fabric looked worn out quickly.
She complained about the pilling on her new dress.

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French:boulochage, qui bouloche, ...
German:Pilling, knötchenbildend, ...
Italian:pelucchi, ...
Spanish:pelotillas, con bolitas, ...
Portuguese:borboto, empelotado, ...
Chinese:起球, 起球的, ...
Japanese:毛玉, 毛玉のある, ...
Arabic:وَبَر, مُتَوَبِّر, ...
Hebrew:הִוָּצְרוּת כַּדּוּרִיּוֹת בָּד, מְכוּסֶּה כַּדּוּרִיּוֹת, ...
Russian:катышки, с катышками, ...
Ukrainian:утворення катишків, кошлатий, ...
Hindi:रोयाँ की गोलियाँ, गोलियाँ बनना, ...
Bengali:পিলিং, তন্তুর বল, ...
Catalan:píling, amb boletes, ...
Czech:žmolkování, žmolkující, ...
Danish:fnuller, fnugget, ...
Dutch:pilling, pilt, ...
Greek:χνούδιασμα, με κόμπους, ...
Hungarian:bolyhosodás, szöszös, ...
Khmer:គ្រាប់រោមតូចៗលើផ្ទៃក្រណាត់ដែលកើតពីការកកិត ឬការប្រើប្រាស់, មានគ្រាប់សរសៃតូចៗ, ...
Korean:보풀, 보풀이 생긴, ...
Persian:پرزدهگی, پرزدار, ...
Polish:mechacenie, mechacący się, ...
Portuguese (BR):bolinha, com bolinhas, ...
Romanian:scămoșare, scămoșat, ...
Swedish:noppning, noppig, ...
Thai:ขนผ้าขึ้นเม็ด, มีขุย, ...
Turkish:tüylüme, tüylü, ...
Vietnamese:xù lông vải, bị xù lông, ...

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Definition of pilling - Reverso English Dictionary

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