filling

noun

fill·​ing ˈfi-liŋ How to pronounce filling (audio)
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

Examples of filling in a Sentence

a filling for a tooth pies that need more filling
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Peaches are a delicious filling for these pies any time of day! Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025 Add fillings to potato halves and broil: Increase oven temperature to broil. Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2025 Not only does each cremation use a lot of energy in the form of natural gas, but toxic mercury vapor also gets liberated from old-style amalgam tooth fillings. Collin Blinder, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025 This General Mills cereal takes the cereal pieces, puffs them up, and adds flavors and fillings to the pieces. Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for filling 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of filling was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Filling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filling. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

filling

noun
fill·​ing ˈfil-iŋ How to pronounce filling (audio)
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 How to pronounce filling (audio)
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

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