1
: an act or instance of filling
2
: something used to fill a cavity, container, or depression
3
: something that completes: such as
a
: the yarn interlacing the warp in a fabric
also
: yarn for the shuttle
b
: a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches
Examples of filling in a Sentence
a filling for a tooth
pies that need more filling
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The only potential pitfall to be mindful of is a lumpy filling.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
The bread itself was a pleasant surprise, somewhere between an everything bagel and the Italian roll at Subway, and the mac 'n' cheese filling was creamy, cheesy and adorably topped with Goldfish crackers.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 22 May 2025
Pour over the prepared crust and bake until the filling is set.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2025
Haveli Investments, a PE firm founded by former Vista Equity Partners president Brian Sheth, is the largest shareholder in Couchbase with an approximately 9.8% ownership based on its latest 13D filling.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 17 May 2025
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
The bread itself was a pleasant surprise, somewhere between an everything bagel and the Italian roll at Subway, and the mac 'n' cheese filling was creamy, cheesy and adorably topped with Goldfish crackers.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 22 May 2025
Pour over the prepared crust and bake until the filling is set.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2025
Haveli Investments, a PE firm founded by former Vista Equity Partners president Brian Sheth, is the largest shareholder in Couchbase with an approximately 9.8% ownership based on its latest 13D filling.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 17 May 2025
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“Filling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filling. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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filling
noun
fill·ing
ˈfil-iŋ 
1
: material that is used to fill something
a filling for a tooth
2
: something that completes: as
a
: the yarn crossing over and under the warp in a fabric
b
: a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches
Medical Definition
filling
noun
fill·ing
ˈfil-iŋ
1
: material (as gold or amalgam) used to fill a cavity in a tooth
2
: simple sporadic lymphangitis of the leg of a horse commonly due to overfeeding and insufficient exercise
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