stuffing

noun

stuff·​ing ˈstə-fiŋ 

: material used to stuff or fill: such as

a

: a soft material (such as cotton or polyester) used to fill upholstered furniture, cushions, bedding, etc.

b

: a seasoned mixture (as of bread crumbs, vegetables, and butter) that is typically placed inside the cavity of a turkey, pepper, etc. and cooked

Synonyms

• filling
• packing
• fill
• padding

Examples of stuffing in a Sentence

Would you like more stuffing?

never heard of using goose down as stuffing for comforters until she moved to a cold climate

Recent Examples on the Web

This is called credential stuffing. —FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025

Cook, stirring constantly, until cornbread stuffing mixture is toasted and fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. —Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025

It’s filled with a plush polyester fiber filling that feels like the typical stuffing associated with pillows and is very plush and malleable. —Molly Higgins, Wired News, 27 Sep. 2025

Some stuffing gaped out of the rips on the back. —Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing stuffing

• knock the stuffing out of
• stuffing box

Rhymes for stuffing

• bluffing
• buffing
• huffing
• puffing
• roughing
• scuffing
• sloughing
• snuffing

Kids Definition

stuffing

noun

stuff·​ing ˈstəf-iŋ 

: material used to stuff something

especially : a seasoned mixture used to stuff meat or poultry