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
Eventually, I was filling almost every quiet moment talking to Viv.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025
In the lead-up to the blowout, SoCalGas was filling the site in preparation for the winter heating season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
"In no time at all, the place was filling up."
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2025
We were simply a part of a long wretched trail of refugees that was filling the road ahead of us and behind us as far as the eye could see.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
