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

Easy Cheesecake Crust Similar to a pie crust, crush up leftover cookies and add butter, but press the mixture into a springform pan instead, and add cheesecake filling. —Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2024

Optimization for cost and convenience has made the average tortilla more redolent of cardboard than corn, designed not for flavor but to encase delicious fillings. —Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024

Cover and let rise until puffy though not necessarily doubled in size, about 1 hour. Make the filling: Roll the almond paste into two even 8-inch-long logs, each about 65 grams. —Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024

To make the filling, melt Mexican chocolate with cream; once chilled, the resulting ganache is formed into balls and frozen. —Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 15 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