fill
verb (used with object)
to make full; put as much as can be held into.
have been filling
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present perfect progressiveof fill.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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With hundreds of thousands of soldiers coming back from the front wounded, Russia's prosthetics workshops -- like the one outside Saint Petersburg where AFP met Dmitry -- have been filling up with ex-fighters.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
Valens’ musical story begins with the Silhouettes, and we have been filling in his story, and projecting ourselves onto it, ever since he left.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025
Public broadcasting organizations like PBS and NPR have been filling the void for millions of Americans who keep up with the news from their local public broadcasting stations.
From Salon ● May 26, 2025
Hotels in those three states have been filling up for months, and the prices of rooms in places like Indianapolis have nearly doubled.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
The Seven Hills whereon Rome was built are all distinguishable, visible to-day; but they are undoubtedly much lower than at first, while all the intervening valleys have been filling up through centuries.
From Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. by Horace Greeley
