fuel
noun
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
fuelling
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present participleof fuel.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Community groups on Facebook are filled with eyewitness reports of crimes taking place almost daily, fuelling anger and questions about why no-one seems to be able to put to a stop to it.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
"So you're literally fuelling up all the time."
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Heat and drought have battered much of Europe this summer, fuelling a spike in heat-related mortality, wildfires, devastating many crops and dropping water levels in major rivers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Others pointed to Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's refusal to provide markets with forward guidance on the bank's plans as fuelling uncertainty on trading floors.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
The schoolroom was perfumed with the smoke of peat, for it was the landward pupils' week of the fuelling, and they were accustomed to bring each his own peat under his arm every morning.
From Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure by Neil Munro
