Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to pill
Participle: pilled
Gerund: pilling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | pill |
| you | pill |
| he;she;it | pills |
| we | pill |
| you | pill |
| they | pill |
Perfect
| I | have pilled |
| you | have pilled |
| he;she;it | has pilled |
| we | have pilled |
| you | have pilled |
| they | have pilled |
Past
| I | pilled |
| you | pilled |
| he;she;it | pilled |
| we | pilled |
| you | pilled |
| they | pilled |
Pluperfect
| I | had pilled |
| you | had pilled |
| he;she;it | had pilled |
| we | had pilled |
| you | had pilled |
| they | had pilled |
Future
| I | will pill |
| you | will pill |
| he;she;it | will pill |
| we | will pill |
| you | will pill |
| they | will pill |
Future Perfect
| I | will have pilled |
| you | will have pilled |
| he;she;it | will have pilled |
| we | will have pilled |
| you | will have pilled |
| they | will have pilled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | pill |
| you | pill |
| he;she;it | pill |
| we | pill |
| you | pill |
| they | pill |
Perfect
| I | have pilled |
| you | have pilled |
| he;she;it | have pilled |
| we | have pilled |
| you | have pilled |
| they | have pilled |
Imperfect
| I | pilled |
| you | pilled |
| he;she;it | pilled |
| we | pilled |
| you | pilled |
| they | pilled |
Pluperfect
| I | had pilled |
| you | had pilled |
| he;she;it | had pilled |
| we | had pilled |
| you | had pilled |
| they | had pilled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would pill |
| you | would pill |
| he;she;it | would pill |
| we | would pill |
| you | would pill |
| they | would pill |
Perfect
| I | would have pilled |
| you | would have pilled |
| he;she;it | would have pilled |
| we | would have pilled |
| you | would have pilled |
| they | would have pilled |
Imperative
| you | pill |
| we | Let's pill |
| you | pill |
Verbs conjugated like 'pill'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'pill'
bill,
dill,
fill,
gill,
hill,
jill,
kill,
lill,
mill,
nill,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *pil-?
3. Latin pilus?
4. Latin pila
5. Proto-Indo-European *-lós
6. Proto-Indo-European *-elós
7. Proto-Italic *-elos
8. Latin -ula
9. Latin pilula, pillulabor.
10. Middle Low German pilleder.
11. Middle Dutch pilleder.
12. Middle English pille
13. English pill
14. From Middle English pille (also pillem), a borrowing from Middle Low German pille or Middle Dutch pille (whence Dutch pil), probably from Latin pila, pilula.
15. * (persuade or convince): Generalized from red pill.
Sample Sentences
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This sweater is already pilled: it fuzzed after the very first wash.
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During processing, inferior short fibers (which can cause pilling and itching) are removed to enhance the natural softness of the yarn and to improve its wash-and-wear performance. [1997, Jo Sharp, Knitted Sweater Style: Inspirations in Color:]
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Pilling is a skill rarely used by modern pharmacists.
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She pills herself with all sorts of herbal medicines.
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Pilling the cat is such a nightmare.
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Nev offered it to Layla who replied, "Thanks, but at the moment I'm pilling and it will bring me down." [2017, Michael Coleman, Old Skool Rave, page 182:]
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“I pilled him because he is a liar,” said Thackeray. “He calls himself 'ill' when he isn't.” [1907, Arthur Griffiths, Clubs and Clubmen, page 260:]