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

The couch was tattered and stained, with stuffing poking out of the cushions.

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The rest of the meal, fully prepared and frozen, includes mashed potatoes, gravy, macaroni and cheese, sweet corn, green-bean casserole, stuffing, cranberry relish, dinner rolls, a pumpkin pie and an apple cobbler.

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“We’re not going to travel like you did in your 20s, with a toothbrush and change of clothes,” he said, stuffing his Kindle and iPad next to the stack of underwear.

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Perhaps that’s because the festive meal holds so much symbolic importance, or that we rarely eat roast turkey with stuffing any other time of the year.

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The meal includes a frozen turkey, potatoes, cranberry sauce, stuffing mix, gravy, bread, and frozen corn.

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Related Words

• dressing 
• filling