fill in the blanks

A form of fill in the blank — A language exercise in which one or more words are replaced with a blank line and the reader is tasked with supplying a valid replacement.

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Meanings

nounfill in the blanks (plural fill in the blanks)
  1. alternativeAlternative form of fill in the blank.
noun
  1. pluralplural of fill in the blank
verbfill in the blanks (third-person singular simple present fills in the blanks, present participle filling in the blanks, simple past and past participle filled in the blanks)

present singular third person fills in the blanks · participle present filling in the blanks · participle past filled in the blanks · past filled in the blanks

  1. alternativeAlternative form of fill in the blank (in situations where there is more than one blank).
Cite this entry
APA

fill in the blanks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fill%20in%20the%20blanks

MLA

“fill in the blanks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fill%20in%20the%20blanks. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fill in the blanks,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fill%20in%20the%20blanks.

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