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# fuelled

verb past form of fuel (fuel, fuels, fuelled, fuelling; US: fueled, fueling); adjective (-fuelled, as in «coal-fuelled»)

«fuelled» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Fuelled means given fuel such as petrol, gas, coal or wood, so that it can work or burn: «a plane fuelled for take-off». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuelled/#m1)
2. Fuelled means made stronger or bigger, especially feelings, ideas or fights: «Anger was fuelled by rumours». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuelled/#m2)
3. As part of a word, «-fuelled» tells what something runs on: «diesel-fuelled», «coffee-fuelled». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuelled/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science and geography, power stations are coal-fuelled, gas-fuelled or nuclear, and burning fossil fuels adds carbon dioxide to the air. In the news and stories, rumours fuel fear and arguments. In everyday life, a good breakfast «fuels» you for the day. Phrases: «fuelled by», «fuelled up», «fuelled the fire».

### Examples

- The rocket was fuelled and ready to launch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuelled/#x1)
- The fire was fuelled by dry leaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuelled/#x2)
- Rumours fuelled the argument. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuelled/#x3)
- The old power station was coal-fuelled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuelled/#x4)
- We fuelled up with pancakes before the hike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuelled/#x5)
- Her success was fuelled by hard work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuelled/#x6)
- The car was fuelled at the petrol station. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuelled/#x7)

### Note

UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand spell it fuelled, fuelling (double l); US and often Canada spell fueled, fueling. «Add fuel to the fire» means make a bad situation worse.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fuelled» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuelled/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fuelled» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fuelled.html) on Mova free.