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fill in the blank

fill in the blank noun: a language exercise in which one or more words are replaced with a blank line and the reader is tasked with supplying a valid replacement.

Noun

fill in the blank (plural fill in the blanks)

  1. A language exercise in which one or more words are replaced with a blank line and the reader is tasked with supplying a valid replacement.
    • The test consisted of fill-in-the-blank sentences.
    • The emphasis on doing the Bible study portion. This is not a fill in the blank with a simple answer from the Bible that “says” what we are looking for.2009, Randy Huddleston, Getting to Know God, page 43
    Synonyms:
    gap fill
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic) A placeholder allowing for any of a variety of possible answers or a single elicited answer.
    • It was important that she make something memorable. She wanted to be complimented. She wanted people to go home after the party and say, “Wasn't Dorothy's — fill in the blank — amazing?"2011, Debra Ginsberg, The Neighbors Are Watching: A Novel, page 55

Verb

fill in the blank (third-person singular simple present fills in the blank, present participle filling in the blank, simple past and past participle filled in the blank)

  1. To complete a single fill in the blank question.
    Synonyms:
    gapfill
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic) To complete an interruption, ambiguity, or vagueness in understanding, perception, or context.
    • The Zionists intended to shape the perceptions of a global public with limited interest in or understanding of the issues, filling in the blanks with their own narrative.2010, George Friedman, Flotillas and the Wars of Public Opinion

fill in the blank meaning in Tamil

fill in the blank in Tamil

Translations
கோடிட்ட இடத்தை நிரப்புக kōṭiṭṭa iṭattai nirappuka

Synonyms of fill in the blank

Forms of fill in the blank

Noun
pluralfill in the blanks
alternative formfill in the blanks
Verb
third-person singular presentfills in the blank
present participlefilling in the blank
past participlefilled in the blank
pastfilled in the blank

Origin of fill in the blank

As a noun, a clipping of fill-in-the-blank question, problem, &c.

Questions about fill in the blank

What does fill in the blank mean?
Fill in the blank means a language exercise in which one or more words are replaced with a blank line and the reader is tasked with supplying a valid replacement.
What is fill in the blank in Tamil?
Fill in the blank in Tamil is கோடிட்ட இடத்தை நிரப்புக (kōṭiṭṭa iṭattai nirappuka). See Fill in the blank meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fill in the blank?
Fill in the blank can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of fill in the blank?
The plural of fill in the blank is fill in the blanks.

Words near fill in the blank in the dictionary

  1. fill and flee
  2. fill and fly
  3. fill away
  4. fill dirt
  5. fill in
  6. fill in the blank
  7. fill in the blanks
  8. fill kill
  9. fill light
  10. fill line
  11. fill lines

Source and license

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