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underfilling

underfilling is the present participle and gerund of underfill.

Meaning of underfill

Verb

underfill (third-person singular simple present underfills, present participle underfilling, simple past and past participle underfilled)

  1. (transitive) To fill with an insufficient amount.

Noun

underfilling (plural underfillings)

  1. The underneath structure of a building.

Forms of underfilling

pluralunderfillings

Origin of underfilling

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

From under- + filling.

Questions about underfilling

What does underfilling mean?
Underfilling means the underneath structure of a building.
What is underfilling the present participle and gerund of?
Underfilling is the present participle and gerund of underfill.
What part of speech is underfilling?
Underfilling is a noun.
What is the plural of underfilling?
The plural of underfilling is underfillings.

Words near underfilling in the dictionary

  1. underfertilized
  2. underfertilizes
  3. underfertilizing
  4. underfill
  5. underfilled
  6. underfilling
  7. underfillings
  8. underfills
  9. underfilter
  10. underfiltered
  11. underfiltering

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