Synonyms for filling out


Grammar : Verb
Spell : fil
Phonetic Transcription : fɪl

Top 10 synonyms for filling out Other synonyms for the word filling out

Définition of filling out

Origin :
  • "a full supply," mid-13c., fille, from Old English fylle, from Proto-Germanic *fullin- (cf. Old High German fulli, German Fülle, Old Norse fyllr), noun of state from *fullaz "full" (see full (adj.)). Meaning "extra material in music" is from 1934.
  • verb enlarge
  • verb insert
Example sentences :
  • There is not a trace of cowardice or hesitation in her filling out the sentence.
  • Extract from : « Somehow Good » by William de Morgan
  • At Kioto there was no trouble in filling out the lists of those who were to be executed.
  • Extract from : « The Jesuits, 1534-1921 » by Thomas J. Campbell
  • Adopting Reiske's suggestion for filling out a lacuna in the sense.
  • Extract from : « Dio's Rome, Volume 1 (of 6) » by Cassius Dio
  • She laughed secretly whenever she recalled the solemn undertaker who had solicited her own aid in filling out a blank.
  • Extract from : « The Beloved Woman » by Kathleen Norris
  • He was a short man, filling out his wide overalls with an in-'em-to-stay appearance.
  • Extract from : « The Short Line War » by Samuel Merwin
  • He simply stood there in the lobby of the big London bank, filling out a deposit slip at one of the long, high desks.
  • Extract from : « The Penal Cluster » by Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)
  • She stopped at the desk where the night nurse in charge of the rooms on that floor was filling out records.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Lieut. Greely's muscles were now filling out rapidly, and he was allowed to go on shore and take exercise.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 » by Various
  • Arek had grown almost to Mijok's height, filling out, a red mother goddess still bemused by inner discoveries.
  • Extract from : « West Of The Sun » by Edgar Pangborn
  • Faith was filling out the gaps in his narrative from her own understanding of the life aboard a whaler.
  • Extract from : « The Sea Bride » by Ben Ames Williams

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