filling
Americannoun
-
an act or instance of filling.
-
something that is put in to fill something else.
They used sand as filling for the depression.
-
Dentistry. a substance such as cement, amalgam, gold, or the like, used to fill a cavity caused by decay in a tooth.
-
a food mixture that goes into something, as if to fill it.
sandwich filling; pie filling.
-
Also called pick, weft, woof. Textiles. yarn carried by the shuttle and interlacing at right angles with the warp in woven cloth.
noun
-
the substance or thing used to fill a space or container
pie filling
-
dentistry
-
any of various substances (metal, plastic, etc) for inserting into the prepared cavity of a tooth
-
the cavity of a tooth so filled
-
-
textiles another term for weft
adjective
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Etymology
Origin of filling
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at fill, -ing 1
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Darren Walker, president of Anonymous Content, paid $4.2 million for a Paul Revere Williams-designed house in Los Angeles, filling it with sleek furnishings and a curated collection of Black art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
This time, the man who wrote that prescription for four decades has stopped filling it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
I get the shredded chicken one, which is cute and tiny but really filling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The restrictions mean, from Thursday, hosepipes should not be used for watering gardens or allotments, cleaning cars, filling paddling pools or swimming pools, or cleaning windows.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Cassiopeia tried to show her some basic facts of multiplication, but Bertha proved even less adept at math than Nutsawoo, who could at least comprehend that three acorns made a more filling snack than two.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
They agreed to pay half a cent more at the cash register to fund buses, trains and pothole fillings in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
Different procedures - fillings, extractions and more complicated work - are assigned a different number of UDAs.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2025
Fold the nori almost like a taco, add the fillings, roll or plop it right in your mouth.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
It is on its fourth cheese supplier, and still is trying to figure out how to keep the cheese from disintegrating while the shell waits for fillings like ground beef and yet-more cheese.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025
He was also convinced that mercury in most fillings has a toxic effect on the body.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
