filling

American  

[fil-ing] / ˈfɪl ɪŋ /

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.

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filling British  

/ ˈfɪlɪŋ /

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

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adjective

1. (of food or a meal) substantial and satisfying

Other Word Forms

• self-filling adjective
• unfilling adjective

Etymology

Origin of filling

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; fill, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

"I feel like every time I fill it up, I probably filling up at least $10 more than what I used to pay," he told AFP.

From Barron's

The people filling their tanks might not be convinced by it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Today’s surging energy prices and rising borrowing costs, for example, don’t bode well for people digging expensive holes in their backyards and filling them with water and chemicals.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I’m filling in a shift, but no reason to go into a hot kitchen before I have to. Thanks.”

From Literature

Giant hydrangeas lean over, unable to hold high their giant blooms of pink, white, and lavender — now even heavier with the morning dew — from filling the spaces lining the path.

From Literature

Related Words

• dressing
• layer
• mixture
• stuffing