refill
verb (used with or without object)
to fill again.
had been refilling
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past perfect progressiveof refill.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Since March 31, DWP crews had been refilling the reservoir as part of a gradual process that lifts the water level only a few feet each day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025
Graillot, who had been refilling his pipe, stopped and glowered at his host.
From The Hillman by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
