1. present participle of bilge; (of a ship) taking on water in the bilge
Usage: nautical
2. present participle of bilge; breaking or staving in the bilge of a ship
Usage: nautical

Examples

• The old vessel was bilging badly after hitting the rocks.
• Water was bilging into the lower compartments.
• The crew worked frantically to stop the ship from bilging.
• Heavy seas were bilging the hull near the waterline.
• Emergency pumps were activated when the boat started bilging.
• The collision resulted in the tanker bilging oil into the harbor.