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as in filling
soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something never heard of using goose down as stuffing for comforters until she moved to a cold climate

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stuffing

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verb

present participle of stuff
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as in gorging
to fill with food to capacity kids who stuff themselves with junk food after school and then don't have any room for supper

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as in cramming
to fit (people or things) into a tight space stuffed all the kids into the back of the car

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“Stuffing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stuffing. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.

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