filling

noun

fill·​ing ˈfi-liŋ 

1

: an act or instance of filling

2

: something used to fill a cavity, container, or depression

3

: something that completes: such as

a

: the yarn interlacing the warp in a fabric

also : yarn for the shuttle

b

: a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches

Synonyms

• fill
• packing

Examples of filling in a Sentence

a filling for a tooth

pies that need more filling

Recent Examples on the Web

The egg filling is enhanced with Gruyère cheese and a touch of Dijon mustard, topped off with fresh asparagus. —Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025

The lineup also includes a specialty Sorting Hat doughnut, filled with a colorful filling to represent each of the houses, Krispy Kreme said. —Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025

The Pillow Cube Side Cube Deluxe is $110 — a fair price in my opinion because of the effective proprietary filling. —Clint Davis, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025

But is the filling in these iconic pastries made outside of the Dairy State? —Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing filling

• filling station

Rhymes for filling

• billing
• chilling
• drilling
• grilling
• killing
• milling
• pilling
• rilling
• schilling
• shilling
• skilling
• spilling

Kids Definition

filling

noun

fill·​ing ˈfil-iŋ 

1

: material that is used to fill something

a filling for a tooth

2

: something that completes: as

a

: the yarn crossing over and under the warp in a fabric

b

: a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches

Medical Definition

filling

noun

fill·​ing ˈfil-iŋ 

1

: material (as gold or amalgam) used to fill a cavity in a tooth

2

: simple sporadic lymphangitis of the leg of a horse commonly due to overfeeding and insufficient exercise