stuffing

[stuhf-ing]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that stuffs.

2. a material or substance used to stuff something.

3. Cooking.,  seasoned breadcrumbs or other filling used to stuff a chicken, turkey, etc., before cooking.

4. Informal.,  internal parts; insides.

   to beat the stuffing out of an opponent.

stuffing

/ ˈstʌfɪŋ /

noun

1. the material with which something is stuffed

2. a mixture of chopped and seasoned ingredients with which poultry, meat, etc, is stuffed before cooking

3. to upset or dishearten someone completely

Other Word Forms

• understuffing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stuffing¹

First recorded in 1520–30; stuff + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

But stuffing the cheese and ham into each ball turned out to be the thrillier version.

From Salon

Arbor hopes, instead, to be a best-case scenario: improving — or at least maintaining — forest health and stuffing carbon underground.

From Los Angeles Times

The midfielder's needless first-half red card - a third in Martin's first 14 games - knocked the stuffing out of an already struggling Rangers.

From BBC

However, Jofra Archer struck twice in the fourth over and later took a catch off Sam Curran to reduce South Africa to 58-3 and knock the stuffing out of their innings.

From BBC

This calls for a different kind of stuffing than the side dish Charlotte drops off at Miranda’s later on.

From Salon

Related Words

• dressing 
• filling