Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filling in

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables: fill-ing in
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of fill in

Example Sentences

"It was to assist in the filling-in of the tunnel on the disused Patricroft-Clifton Junction line, which was the scene of a disaster in 1953 when part, below some houses in Swinton, caved in."

Questions

What does filling in mean?: present participle and gerund of fill in

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