fill
verb (used with object)
to make full; put as much as can be held into.
was filling
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past progressiveof fill.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The descending triangle originated with the completion of a bearish evening star on Dec. 16 while the stock was filling a gap from Oct.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Frequent gallery contributor Whalen says that when Gallery 1988 opened, it was filling a niche and “creating fresh content for movies that spoke to” people in their 20s and 30s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
"Last year, I paid about £1,250, if I was filling it up today that would cost me in the region of £1,800."
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
Eventually, I was filling almost every quiet moment talking to Viv.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
It felt like it was filling up—becoming larger, brighter, more certain.
From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo
