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refueling

refueling is the present participle and gerund of refuel.

Meaning of refuel

Verb

refuel (third-person singular simple present refuels, present participle (US) refueling or (UK) refuelling, simple past and past participle (US) refueled or (UK) refuelled)

  1. (ambitransitive) To refill with fuel.
    • […] bundle the sorted, weighed, zipcoded parcels aboard the already refueled aircraft, which speedily take off […]1989, Richard L. Daft, Organization theory and design

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Noun

refueling (countable and uncountable, plural refuelings)

  1. (US) The act of providing or taking on more fuel

Forms of refueling

Verb
alternative formrefuelling
Noun
pluralrefuelings

Phrases with refueling

Questions about refueling

What does refueling mean?
Refueling means the act of providing or taking on more fuel.
What is refueling the present participle and gerund of?
Refueling is the present participle and gerund of refuel.
What part of speech is refueling?
Refueling is a noun.
What is the plural of refueling?
The plural of refueling is refuelings.

Words near refueling in the dictionary

  1. refuel
  2. refuelable
  3. refueled
  4. refueler
  5. refuelers
  6. refueling
  7. refuelings
  8. refuellable
  9. refuelled
  10. refueller
  11. refuellers

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