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Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : verb ree-fil; noun ree-fil

Phonetic Transcription : verb riˈfɪl; noun ˈriˌfɪl

Definition of refilling

Origin : 1680s, from re- "back, again" + fill (v.). Related: Refilled; refilling.

As in renewal : noun recurrence
As in refurbishment : noun renewal
As in resumption : noun renewal
As in revampment : noun renewal
As in replenish : verb fill, stock

Example sentences :

Gideon ran back, refilling the magazine of his rifle as he went.
Extract from : « Kiddie the Scout » by Robert Leighton

The Bosjeeman then, refilling the egg-shells, returned with us to where we had left his companions.
Extract from : « Adventures in Africa » by W.H.G. Kingston

From this he drank first with avidity, then refilling it he prepared to start back.
Extract from : « Middy and Ensign » by G. Manville Fenn

“But now our turn came,” continued the skipper, refilling his pipe.
Extract from : « In the Track of the Troops » by R.M. Ballantyne

"She did, sir," answered the honest steward, refilling his glass.
Extract from : « The Disowned, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Yet this we must do, if you do not devise some method of refilling our purses.
Extract from : « Paul Clifford, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Servants circulated, refilling goblets from pitchers of wine.
Extract from : « The Saracen: Land of the Infidel » by Robert Shea

"You found the roads bad," said Rushmere, refilling his pipe.
Extract from : « The World Before Them » by Susanna Moodie

His smile was truly wonderful as he held forth his glass for refilling.
Extract from : « Harry Blount, the Detective » by T. J. Flanagan

He revenged himself by refilling his hut with women as quickly as possible.
Extract from : « The History of Prostitution » by William W. Sanger

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