pilling

1. Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.
2. To form into the shape of a pill.

   Pilling is a skill rarely used by modern pharmacists.

3. To medicate with pills.

   She pills herself with all sorts of herbal medicines.

4. To persuade or convince someone of something.

1. To peel; to remove the outer layer of hair, skin, or bark.
2. To peel; to make by removing the skin.
3. To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.
4. To pillage; to despoil or impoverish.

noun

Balls of fibre formed on clothing through usage, often called pill or pills.