quilling

present participle of quill

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quilling
Verb
  • Taddese is on the ground, bent over, face down, as a man kicks him, and the woman who was pushed, dressed in a black jumpsuit and barefoot, gets up and begins punching him.
    PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Samirah, the central performer, entrances Billie—her lyrics punching over vibrating beats, her voice gritty and sultry.
    Lauren Morrow September 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In 2009, Tropicana replaced its familiar logo, an orange with a straw poking out, with a minimalist design featuring a glass of orange juice.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Routh allegedly came within a few hundred yards of Trump before a Secret Service agent spotted his rifle poking out of a tree line.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Things take a turn when the gig spirals, thrusting Millie into a dangerous dynamic.
    Benjamin VanHoose, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Purdy sparked that drive with a 45-yard completion to Ricky Pearsall, thrusting the 49ers to the Seahawks’ 22-yard line.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Quilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quilling. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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