refill
verb (used with or without object)
to fill again.
is refilling
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present progressiveof refill (3rd 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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Southern California is refilling its largest reservoir, Diamond Valley Lake — a backbone of the region’s water storage system — hoping to restore it to full capacity by the end of this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2023
One of the few human-specific jobs here is refilling a machine’s parts supply.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2016
It has been eight years since Wallace left us, and no one is refilling the coffers of the David Foster Wallace Federal Sentence Reserve.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2016
Among the jobs the three share is refilling Mr. Sorensen’s prescriptions, including the one for the “sleeping pills” — actually antidepressants — without which he cannot drift off at night.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2015
