stuffing

noun

stuff·​ing ˈstə-fiŋ 

: material used to stuff or fill: such as

a

: a soft material (such as cotton or polyester) used to fill upholstered furniture, cushions, bedding, etc.

b

: a seasoned mixture (as of bread crumbs, vegetables, and butter) that is typically placed inside the cavity of a turkey, pepper, etc. and cooked

Synonyms

• fill
• filler
• filling
• padding
• wadding

Examples of stuffing in a Sentence

Would you like more stuffing?

never heard of using goose down as stuffing for comforters until she moved to a cold climate

Recent Examples on the Web

Give this a little chill and have with a turkey and stuffing sandwich. —Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024

Cosmic Ray's Holiday Turkey Burger is a moist turkey burger topped with stuffing, provolone cheese, and cranberry chutney and served on a buttery brioche bun. —Terri Peters, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024

Based on an online survey of more than 2,000 Americans conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Instacart in September 2024, turkey, mashed potatoes and stuffing are among Americans’ favorite Thanksgiving dishes. —Perri Ormont Blumberg Fox News, Fox News, 28 Nov. 2024

Variants of the sandwich are available at diners and sandwich shops throughout the year, seasonality be damned: piles of turkey, cranberry sauce, sage-scented stuffing, and thick gravy sold under winking-at-the-calendar names like, say, the Gobbler, the Pilgrim Special, the Tryptophan Tornado. —Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing stuffing

• knock the stuffing out of
• stuffing box

Kids Definition

stuffing

noun

stuff·​ing ˈstəf-iŋ 

: material used to stuff something

especially : a seasoned mixture used to stuff meat or poultry