filing

1 of 3

noun (1)

fil·​ing ˈfī-liŋ 

1

: an act or instance of using a file

2

: a fragment rubbed off in filing

iron filings

filing

2 of 3

noun (2)

1

: an act or instance of filing something

2

: a document filed

filing

3 of 3

present participle of file entry 2, file entry 3, file entry 4, file entry 7

Examples of filing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Clancy also admitted in court filings to killing her three children, but claimed that severe mental illness left her not criminally responsible. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Mass tort lawyers are also offering up help on social media to people who live near data centers and filing class action lawsuits against operators. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

In its filing, the studio threw its full support behind Urman, Renna and Lieber, while countering many of Lowe’s allegations. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

In regulatory filings, DTE officials said the company needed to increase natural gas rates to recover costs related to infrastructure investments and maintain current service reliability. — Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing filing

• filing cabinet

Rhymes for filing

• piling
• smiling
• styling
• tiling
• beguiling
• compiling
• profiling
• refiling
• reviling
• stockpiling
• unsmiling
• reconciling

Kids Definition

filing

noun

fil·​ing

ˈfī-liŋ

: a small piece scraped off in filing

iron filings

Legal Definition

filing

noun

1

: an act or instance of filing something

2

: a document filed