filling

noun

fill·ing | \ ˈfi-liŋ

Definition of filling

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

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Examples of filling in a Sentence

a filling for a tooth pies that need more filling

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Without power to control the pumps or control the filling of the ballast tanks, the dry dock completely submerged. — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, "Russia’s only aircraft carrier damaged as its floating dry dock sinks," 30 Oct. 2018 Make filling: Whisk sweetened condensed milk and 4 egg yolks in a small bowl. — Chelsea Zwieg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Some fantastic pies to make for Pi Day - 3/14," 13 Mar. 2018 The dumplings, vaguely Asian and served five to an order, in broth or, in the case of the shrimp variety, melted butter, are mostly bland, with mealy filling. — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, "Tom Valenti Returns with Oxbow Tavern, and Gimmicks to Go at Lucky Pickle," 21 June 2018 Serving recommendations: Fox recommends combining almond butter with warm strawberry filling, or cashew butter with warm blueberries or peaches. — Fox News, "Not your average Mother's Day Brunch: Surprise mom with fruit-filled paleo crepes," 10 May 2018 The price for the Croqueta Cake with Nutella filling is $56.99. — Carlos Frías, miamiherald, "It has vanilla, Nutella filling – and 100 croquetas. Behold Miami’s ‘croqueta cake’," 19 Feb. 2018 Here, the bagel is treated more like a submarine roll, stuffed with sandwich fillings that ranged from pastrami to meatballs to a burger. — Charles Passy, WSJ, "In Search of a New York Bagel in Europe," 24 Nov. 2018 The filling is turned into a baked crust, covered with meringue, and baked for eight minutes. — Marley Marius, Vogue, "7 Alternative Thanksgiving Desserts from the Vogue Archive," 16 Nov. 2018 Black Bean Taquitos Makes 8 servings (24 taquitos) MAKE AHEAD: The taquito filling can be refrigerated for up to 1 week, or frozen for up to 3 months. — Joe Yonan, The Seattle Times, "How to make crispy, convenient taquitos (Slurpee not included)," 18 Sep. 2018

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