As verbs the difference between drilling and frilling
is that drilling is present participle of lang=en while frilling is present participle of frill.
As nouns the difference between drilling and frilling
is that drilling is act of drilling while frilling is a frilled ornamentation on clothing.
drilling
English
Etymology 1
Verb
(head)
Noun
(
en noun)
Act of ing.
A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton; drill.
Etymology 2
From German drei (three)
Noun
(
en noun)
A long firearm with three (or rarely, four) barrels.
frilling
English
Verb
(head)
Noun
(
en noun)
A frilled ornamentation on clothing.
* 1860? , Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
- So she sat, corpselike, as we played at cards; the frillings and trimmings on her bridal dress, looking like earthy paper.