fuel
noun
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
were fuelling
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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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Those words are revealing, an insight into how public engagements and royal duty were fuelling the King's recovery.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025
Rinu Oduala, a brand influencer at a sit-in outside the government headquarters in Lagos said she felt the protests were fuelling hope.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 11, 2020
Bigger budgets were not the only things that were fuelling optimism.
From Nature ● Sep. 26, 2012
"I'm not sure what regulation deficiency they are seeing," said Rick Wilkinson, chief operating officer of the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association, adding that misinformation and fear were fuelling the protests.
From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2011
He glanced toward the head of the runway where mechanics were fuelling a huge Bleriot monoplane named for the late, famed Joseph LeBrix.
From Time Magazine Archive
