filling in the blank

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

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of fill in the blank
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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