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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
That’s the lowest level since the Reagan administration was filling the SPR in 1983. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 Lemon-Ups doughnuts, named after their cookie counterpart, combine a citrusy Lemon Crisp Kreme filling inside unglazed doughnuts that are then topped with a lemon icing. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 7 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
Definition of cloying
Verb
  • The Red Sox squandered a golden opportunity early, loading the bases in the top of the first and coming away empty handed, but made up for it with a big second inning.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026
  • In a market where production costs and inflation are already rising, loading ever more rigid obligations onto a single group of players is not a sustainable way to fund French stories.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 July 2026
Definition of loading
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  • The aesthetic is a play on laidback, beachy style with colorful prints and floral motifs, plus a level of versatility that makes packing a carry-on for your next vacation as effortless as letting your hair air dry after a swim.
    — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 8 July 2026
  • Patriot Front’s other chief notoriety comes from packing members in the back of U-Haul trucks after a 2025 march in Kansas City, Missouri, prompting the company to ban several of its members for violating U-Haul’s rental policy.
    — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Definition of packing
Verb
  • And renting an empty office with nothing more to do than read the newspaper every day is rarely fulfilling.
    — Robert Balentine, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • But don’t sit at home, doing random tasks for empty nonprofits, believing in the ruse of fulfilling the necessary 200 volunteer hours to get into college.
    — Anya Joseph, Mercury News, 8 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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  • 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
  • The trip took 76 days, with van Dongen splitting time between hours on his bike and cramming into an RV in parks and towns around the country.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026
Definition of cramming
Verb
  • 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
  • Today, implementing standards and plugging these gaps is the province of compliance.
    — Lisa Umberger, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of plugging

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