fuel
noun
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
were fueling
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past progressiveof fuel.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 Cooleys gradually weaned Tyrell off his medications, feeling that the pills were fueling some of the wild behavior and masking problems that were better dealt with in talk therapy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
While TikTok is designed to show you what you want to see and keep you on the app for hours, I realized that I had my own reasons that were fueling this cycle of addiction.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2023
Stefani and Shelton, who didn’t know each other before meeting on the show in 2014, were fueling the rumor mill by Halloween 2015.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
After Texas A&M added yet another blue-chip prospect to the highest-rated recruiting class in college football Wednesday, coach Jimbo Fisher went off about rumors that booster-funded endorsement deals were fueling the Aggies' success.
From Fox News ● Feb. 2, 2022
Warriors were now in place from every world where Lord Asriel’s rebellion had supporters; mechanics and artificers were fueling aircraft, loading weapons, and calibrating sights and measures.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
