filling (up)

present participle of fill (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for filling (up)
Verb
  • Dove knows a thing or two about infusing yummy aromas into moisturizing products.
    Staff Author, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • But infusing the college experience with the technology is deeply misguided.
    Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In pastel satin, the shoe softened the architecture while saturating the butter tone that has been trending on red carpets all month.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • English advises saturating natural hair mats with Designme’s leave-in treatment, then applying their rich hydrating mask before detangling (first pass with your fingers, then with a wide-tooth comb) from the ends to the roots.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Central Saint Martins graduate did that by imbuing his sculptural shapes with textural materials inspired by houndstooth coats, leopard shirts, and twinsets made by his grandmother.
    Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Smith credits Mackie with imbuing John with vulnerability.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Filling (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filling%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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