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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For the filling: Melt remaining margarine in a saucepan, add 4 tablespoons flour and cook, stirring for 2 to 3 minutes.
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Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2024
Refrigerate while preparing the filling. Cut the pumpkin in half lengthwise and discard the seeds.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
The relocated pipeline would cross 186 waterways and require the conversion of some wetlands, plus the permanent and temporary filling of other wetlands.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
But the pie combines all the key ingredients together into the filling instead of separating it into layers (as with the chocolate cake and coconut-pecan frosting).
—Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
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Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2024
Refrigerate while preparing the filling. Cut the pumpkin in half lengthwise and discard the seeds.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
The relocated pipeline would cross 186 waterways and require the conversion of some wetlands, plus the permanent and temporary filling of other wetlands.
—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
But the pie combines all the key ingredients together into the filling instead of separating it into layers (as with the chocolate cake and coconut-pecan frosting).
—Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for filling
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“Filling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filling. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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filling
noun
fill·ing
ˈfil-iŋ 
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
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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