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filling

[ fil-ing ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of filling.
  2. something that is put in to fill something else:

    They used sand as filling for the depression.

  3. Dentistry. a substance such as cement, amalgam, gold, or the like, used to fill a cavity caused by decay in a tooth.
  4. a food mixture that goes into something, as if to fill it:

    sandwich filling; pie filling.

  5. Also called pick, weft, woof. Textiles. yarn carried by the shuttle and interlacing at right angles with the warp in woven cloth.


filling

/ ˈ´Úɪ±ôɪŋ /

noun

  1. the substance or thing used to fill a space or container

    pie filling

  2. dentistry
    1. any of various substances (metal, plastic, etc) for inserting into the prepared cavity of a tooth
    2. the cavity of a tooth so filled
  3. textiles another term for weft
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. (of food or a meal) substantial and satisfying
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-´Ú¾±±ô±ôi²Ô²µ adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·´Ú¾±±ô±ôi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of filling1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; fill, -ing 1
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As it turns out, these rich are not very filling at all.

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As air pressure in the chamber decreased, the air inside the teacakes expanded until the chocolate cracked and the mallow filling puffed out.

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This much is true: Ukraine’s future relies on U.S. help, despite Europe’s talk of filling the void.

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Shohei Ohtani is rounding the bases with his right fist in the air and Dodger Stadium is shaking with its roar filling the sky and anything is possible.

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And that means focusing on mutual aid and direct action, filling in these gaps that Trump has created.

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