Fueling
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act or process by which something is fueled.
"Buried within the Mediterranean littoral are some seventy to ninety million tons of slag from ancient smelting, about a third of it concentrated in Iberia. This ceaseless industrial fueling caused the deforestation of an estimated fifty to seventy million acres of woodlands."
- 2 the activity of supplying or taking on fuel wordnet
Verb
- 1 (Canadian spelling, common) present participle and gerund of fuel US
Example
More examples"Rising costs are fueling anxieties among consumers."