fill
verb (used with object)
to make full; put as much as can be held into.
has been filling
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present perfect progressiveof fill (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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She is a diary-keeper so dedicated that she has been filling notebooks since she was 8 years old.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
Landscape gardener Harry Smith-Hagget has been filling potholes with bright primroses, before filming the results and posting the clips online.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026
She has been filling plastic bottles with hot water to keep warm.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
Beijing has been filling its strategic oil reserves, while the U.S. also recently announced that it will be refilling its own Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2025
Some one has been filling him with the story, which is vastly exaggerated, I am sure.
From The Red Miriok by Anna M. Barnes
