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fueling

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variants: or fuelling

present participle of fuel

Synonyms & Antonyms of fueling

as in pushing, charging

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for fueling

charging,
electrifying,
energizing,
firing,
generating,
powering,
pushing

kicking over,
turning over

discharging,
launching,
releasing,
switching,
tripping

activating,
actuating,
cranking (up),
driving,
moving,
running,
setting off,
sparking,
starting,
touching off,
triggering,
turning on

reactivating,
recharging

arousing,
exciting,
jump-starting,
kick-starting,
stimulating,
vitalizing

igniting,
inciting,
instigating,
provoking,
quickening,
stirring up

accelerating,
catalyzing,
speeding (up),
stepping up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for fueling

cutting,
cutting out,
deactivating,
killing,
shutting off,
turning off

arresting,
braking,
checking,
cutting off,
drawing up,
halting,
jamming,
stalling,
sticking,
stopping

decelerating,
repressing,
slowing,
stunting,
suppressing

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