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

Its grid stitch looks elegant while preventing the stuffing from bunching up, and it’s made of 100% cotton with a polyester filling that is helpful for people with allergies. —Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025

As increasingly sophisticated data breaches, phishing schemes, credential stuffing attacks and other cyber threats rise in regularity, more users are being impacted. —Rhon Daguro, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Employees of the cafe work nimbly behind a window stuffing and hand-shaping dumplings made to order. —Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025

Grant also showed good things in his pass rush, which trails his run stuffing skills. —Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 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