fulfilling
fulfilling adjective: which causes fulfilment; emotionally or artistically satisfying. Also the present participle and gerund of fulfill.
Adjective
fulfilling (comparative more fulfilling, superlative most fulfilling)
- Which causes fulfilment; emotionally or artistically satisfying.
Noun
fulfilling (plural fulfillings)
- fulfilment
- Absolute promises have therefore a sufficiency in themselves to bring about their own fulfillings; the conditional have not so.1678, John Bunyan, Come and Welcome to Jesus Christ
Also used as
fulfilling is also the present participle and gerund of fulfill.
fulfilling is also the present participle and gerund of fulfil.
fulfilling meaning in Sanskrit
fulfilling in Sanskrit
- which causes fulfillment
- पूर pūra
Examples of fulfilling in a sentence
- This is the most fulfilling work I've ever done.
- By fulfilling the convention's requirements, micropatrias play with statehood and sovereignty.
- Kumquat and crosnes round out the dish, fulfilling the apparent fancy restaurant obligation to marshal off-the-beaten-path ingredients.
Forms of fulfilling
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more fulfilling |
| superlative | most fulfilling |
| Noun | |
| plural | fulfillings |
Words formed from fulfilling
Words that rhyme with fulfilling
- filling
- milling
- shilling
- billing
- quilling
- chilling
- killing
- take the shilling
- drilling
- grilling
- spilling
- trilling
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Questions about fulfilling
- What does fulfilling mean?
- Fulfilling means which causes fulfilment; emotionally or artistically satisfying.
- What is fulfilling in Sanskrit?
- Fulfilling in Sanskrit is पूर (pūra). See Fulfilling meaning in Sanskrit.
- What part of speech is fulfilling?
- Fulfilling can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near fulfilling in the dictionary
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