refilling

Questions about refilling

What does refilling mean?

refilling means "filling again by supplying what has been used up".

How many syllables are in refilling?

refilling has 3 syllables and divides as re-fil-ling under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for refilling?

Close synonyms include replenishment, replacement, renewal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is refilling a common word?

refilling is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.