quilling

Definition of quillingnext
present participle of quill

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quilling
Verb
  • Jonathan Velez was slapped with charges of assault and reckless endangerment Wednesday for allegedly punching Manuel Rivera, his 39-year-old cousin, to the ground near Rockaway Blvd.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026
  • For about 17 years, McDonald-Foster ran her Crave Cafe out of a small, beige-yellow house barely punching 1,000 square feet and without a dishwasher.
    Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Shorebirds and seagulls waded along a sandbar, poking their beaks into the sand to hunt for food.
    Max Chesnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Ink decorates her hands and wrists, poking out from under the sleeves of her gray cashmere cardigan.
    Nicola Dall'Asen, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Clearly looking to shock, Raimi depicts bodily injury in oozing detail, whether that means thrusting the camera into Bradley’s festering leg wound or watching one of the pair plunge their thumb into the eye socket of the other.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
  • After shutting down internet and mobile international communications on January 8, thrusting the country into digital darkness, the government carried out a massacre unprecedented even in the regime’s own violent history.
    Omid Memarian, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026
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“Quilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quilling. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.

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