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noun

ˈfi-liŋ How to pronounce filling (audio)
Definition of fillingnext
as in fill
soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something the filling for the parka is goose down

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adjective

as in overfilling

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verb

present participle of fill
1
as in loading
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained fill the basket with apples

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2
as in packing
to close up so that no empty spaces remain before starting to paint, fill all the cracks with putty

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3
as in fulfilling
to do what is required by the terms of orders received by this date will be filled in time for Christmas delivery of the merchandise

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Recent Examples of filling
Noun
Just unfold the dough, spread on the filling, roll them up, and bake. — Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2026 The dessert is made of McDonald's signature apple filling and a golden, fried crust. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Adjective
Automation could help at the margins — routing requests, pre-filling forms, or suggesting knowledge-base articles — but the core work still had to be done by people. — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
Inside, meanwhile, Italian studio FM Architettura focused on filling each room with light. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 14 July 2026 Theater crowds spill onto the sidewalks, bars begin filling before sunset, and dinner plans can change three times in one evening. — Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for filling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filling
  1. fill
  2. cloying
  3. loading
  4. packing
  5. fulfilling
  6. sugary
  7. cramming
  8. plugging
Noun
  • Pipeline line fill, tank bottoms and other operational inventories are often carried on company balance sheets but generate little direct revenue.
    — Mia Gindis, Fortune, 9 July 2026
  • Beyond its lightweight design, this comforter is made with moisture-wicking tencel lyocell fibers in the fill to help combat constant night sweats.
    — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 6 July 2026
Definition of fill
Adjective
  • And what ensues is an hour and a half of aimless, frictionless, inert, and cloying sentimentality without purpose.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
  • During courtroom breaks, the long line for the women’s room was a stark visual of the way this flood has ripped apart accusers and defenders of Camp Mystic—grieving mothers in lavender avoiding eye contact with willfully cheerful women in a green that now felt cloying, bordering on cruel.
    — Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
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  • Riyadh has been diverting about four million barrels a day of crude oil from their east-west pipeline over to Yanbu, loading tankers, many of which are going out the Red Sea, data provided by Lipow showed.
    — Lee Ying Shan,Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • Add 1 cup of hydrogen peroxide to the washer drum or the automatic bleach dispenser before loading white clothes into the washer.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 July 2026
Definition of loading
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  • It can only really be described by the faces of anguish and pure joy on the face of English supporters who have watched every second of their team’s campaign this summer – often packing pubs in the earlier hours for the chance to celebrate together.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • This is how they are set up ahead of the corner, with Canada using two zonal markers at the near post and Bosnia packing the six-yard box.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of packing
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  • What fewer people appreciate is that friendship does, too, and the return on that investment may be just as consequential for a fulfilling retirement.
    — Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Whatever the mission type, the winning team is determined by total score, which includes both fulfilling the mission objective and shooting down enemies.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
Definition of fulfilling
Adjective
  • This is especially true when it’s paired with sugary toppings, which can quickly increase the overall calorie and sugar content.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 July 2026
  • Small, sustainable changes — such as eating more vegetables and whole grains, choosing nuts or fruit instead of ultraprocessed snacks, and replacing sugary drinks with water — add up over time.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of sugary
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  • An early 2022 op-ed in the University of Calgary’s student newspaper described the idea as the antithesis of hustle culture, one that finds satisfaction in mundane tasks rather than cramming productivity into every waking moment.
    — Allison Palmer July 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
  • This is an impressive chip, cramming nearly 100 billion transistors onto a piece of silicon roughly the size of a fingernail.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of cramming
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  • In the age of GLP-1s where bodies seem to be shrinking left and right, donated cadaver fat is plugging an emerging gap in the market.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
  • Corky Quirk, who founded the local rescue organization NorCal Bats, previously said the colony was well over 20 years old when Sacramento started plugging up bat entrances in the fall of 2025.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of plugging

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