Definition of "pillaring" []

• Present participle of pillar. (verb)
• Rapid rising of smoke clouds due to heat generated by burning munitions and/or existing convection currents. (noun)

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• "I for one would welcome some more pointed attacks on McCain for pillaring Obama for merely having talked to or known people who are Muslims or who have non-mainstream views, and something more personal toward Pallin on the socialism charges, given how close to the trough she has been."
• "They started pillaring and demeaning all of those guys who were actually responsible then for re-fixing the books."
• "If there could be a wall of shame or a pillaring-pole in which to flog electric companies, I would place LIPA (Long Island Power Authority) up on it."