fill
verb (used with object)
to make full; put as much as can be held into.
am filling
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present progressiveof fill (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Dear Amy: I am filling out divorce papers because my husband lies so much.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 9, 2021
Third-party reproduction hardly seems a romantic beginning, but it became romantic to us when it became our story: “Baby’s Own Story,” as the vintage baby books I am filling out for each of them declare.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2010
But it’s me, it’s who I am, filling up the screen.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
"He is down on me because I am filling the position he was discharged from," explained Hal.
From The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds by Edward Stratemeyer
But I am filling a second letter with myself.
From Tennyson and His Friends by Various
