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
I do not think that I am filling the half-hour too full.
From Studies in Literature by John Morley
I am filling the position of First Chief in the Port of Aparri temporarily on account of the absence of the Colonel who has conferred on me all his duties and power.
From The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) by Dean C. Worcester
