fulfilling

adjective

ful·​fill·​ing fu̇(l)-ˈfi-liŋ How to pronounce fulfilling (audio)
 also  fə(l)-
: providing happiness or satisfaction
a fulfilling experience
a career that is personally fulfilling

Examples of fulfilling in a Sentence

the college student had a fulfilling job tutoring inner-city youths
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Want a new career that’s higher-paying, more flexible or fulfilling? Megan Sauer, CNBC, 1 May 2025 Sustainability has been a personally rewarding and fulfilling model. Mehrunnisa Wani, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 Use your connection to the past to start manifesting an even more fulfilling future. Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025 Mishi needs independence, and Bruna needs something new to fix, and a person is a much more fulfilling project than a toaster. Oliver Sava, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fulfilling

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fulfilling was in 1922

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“Fulfilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fulfilling. Accessed 10 May. 2025.

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