1. piling on - Noun
2. piling on - Verb
piling on
present participle of pile on
A fighting tactic wherein multiple people attack another.
(American football) An illegal strategy wherein players tackle an opposing player.
The process by which additional combatants join an ongoing fight or argument when they think they know who will win so that they will be on the winning side.
The process by which multiple people pick on, complain about or list the faults of their target.
(by extension) An ongoing increase in a change or phenomenon, such as the popularity of a fad.
The steady addition of more problems to an already problematic situation or circumstance.
Doing more and more (of something), especially when it is inappropriate or problematic, such as by continuing to break a diet
Source: en.wiktionary.orgThere are two kinds of sculptures. There's the kind that subtracts: Michelangelo starts with a block of marble and chips away. And then there is the kind that adds, building with clay, piling it on. The way I write novels is to keep piling on and piling on and piling on. Jonathan Safran Foer
But when he let loose that great voice from his chest and the words came piling on like a driving winter blizzard - then no man alive could rival Odysseus! Odysseus... we no longer gazed in wonder at his looks. Homer
When our most important issue is the debt that we're piling on our children and grandchildren, I think it's pretty helpful to have someone in the U.S. Senate who has actually managed billions of dollars and knows how to cut billions of dollars. Carly Fiorina
Instead of being critical of people in authority over you and envious of their position, be happy you're not responsible for everything they have to do. Instead of piling on complaints, thank them for what they do. Overwhelm them with encouragement and appreciation! Joyce Meyer