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filling

[ fil-ing ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of filling.
  2. something that is put in to fill something else:

    They used sand as filling for the depression.

  3. Dentistry. a substance such as cement, amalgam, gold, or the like, used to fill a cavity caused by decay in a tooth.
  4. a food mixture that goes into something, as if to fill it:

    sandwich filling; pie filling.

  5. Also called pick, weft, woof. Textiles. yarn carried by the shuttle and interlacing at right angles with the warp in woven cloth.


filling

/ ˈɪɪŋ /

noun

  1. the substance or thing used to fill a space or container

    pie filling

  2. dentistry
    1. any of various substances (metal, plastic, etc) for inserting into the prepared cavity of a tooth
    2. the cavity of a tooth so filled
  3. textiles another term for weft
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. (of food or a meal) substantial and satisfying
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • -ھiԲ adjective
  • ܲ·ھiԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of filling1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; fill, -ing 1
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Union members allege the county has spent too much money on outside contract workers rather than filling thousands of vacancies.

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The audiences have reciprocated the gesture by filling the theaters more than they usually do.

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They spent three days filling out a roster that was already Super Bowl ready.

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In internal documents, Google said it intends to develop Chrome into an “agentic browser,” which incorporates AI agents to automate tasks and perform actions such as filling out forms, conducting research or shopping.

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Wednesday’s appointment comes several days after a California appeals court issued a stay on a Los Angeles Superior Court judge’s restraining order that had prevented the city from filling the seat.

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