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
• filler
• padding
• stuffing
• wadding

Examples of filling in a Sentence

a filling for a tooth

pies that need more filling

Recent Examples on the Web

Chocolate or Nutella babka is a favorite at the holidays, but these breads can also be made with jams, nuts, and spiced fillings. —Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024

Mangione’s other meal choices in prison so far have included tacos or bean wrap filling, barbecue chicken or brown rice with vegetables, chicken tetrazzini, a hamburger, porcupine meatball, and mashed potatoes, per TMZ. —Escher Walcott, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024

Linen, lurex, rope, cord, filling, nylon, wood, wool, velvet, synthetic threads. —Salomé Gómez-Upegui, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2024

The pillow refills back to shape without the filling getting bunched in one area or just going flat after a few weeks like some cheaper body pillows. —Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing filling

• filling station

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