filling
noun
fill·ing ˈfi-liŋ 
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
Synonyms
- fill
- filler
- padding
- stuffing
- wadding
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
a filling for a tooth pies that need more filling
Recent Examples on the Web Bake until filling is set and no longer jiggles when the baking sheet is gently shaken, about 6 minutes. 
Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 Sprinkle topping evenly over filling, breaking any big pieces up with your hands. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022 Baxter’s former business partner was in the hotel business and struggled with filling shifts. Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2022 The blanket is also filled with Sorona filling as well, which is both breathable and quick-drying. Rachel Dube, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2022 With the increasing amount of readily available data filling in the gaps, carriers are able to better understand their clients. Gaurav Tewari, Forbes, 15 July 2022 In a literal sense, a hand pie is nothing more than a small amount of filling enveloped in dough and either baked or fried. Mike Costello, WSJ, 1 July 2022 Brush edges of dough with water and fold dough over filling. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 14 Mar. 2022 A’Shawn Robinson and Greg Gaines must clog the middle, with linebackers Troy Reeder and Travin Howard filling gaps. Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2022 See More
Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 Sprinkle topping evenly over filling, breaking any big pieces up with your hands. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022 Baxter’s former business partner was in the hotel business and struggled with filling shifts. Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 28 July 2022 The blanket is also filled with Sorona filling as well, which is both breathable and quick-drying. Rachel Dube, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2022 With the increasing amount of readily available data filling in the gaps, carriers are able to better understand their clients. Gaurav Tewari, Forbes, 15 July 2022 In a literal sense, a hand pie is nothing more than a small amount of filling enveloped in dough and either baked or fried. Mike Costello, WSJ, 1 July 2022 Brush edges of dough with water and fold dough over filling. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 14 Mar. 2022 A’Shawn Robinson and Greg Gaines must clog the middle, with linebackers Troy Reeder and Travin Howard filling gaps. Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing filling
Kids Definition
filling
noun
fill·ing ˈfi-liŋ
: a substance used to fill something else
a filling for a tooth
pie filling
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
filling 1 of 3
noun
as in stuffing
soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something the filling for the parka is goose down Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- stuffing
- fill
- filler
- packing
- padding
- wadding
- lining
- cushion
- buffer
- quilting
- bumper
- fender
- interlining
- pad
filling
2 of 3adjective
as in overfilling
Synonyms & Similar Words
- overfilling
- satiating
- sating
- fattening
- cloying
- spicy
- sugary
- sweet
- caloric
- calorific
- creamy
- fatty
- oversweet
- buttery
- oily
- rich
- fat
- greasy
- sauced
- heavy
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- light
- simple
- plain
- lite
- natural
- diet
- unseasoned
- nonfattening
- slimming
- nonfat
filling
3 of 3verb
1
as in packing
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained fill the basket with apples Synonyms & Similar Words
- packing
- loading
- stuffing
- refilling
- cramming
- brimming
- jamming
- flooding
- jam-packing
- charging
- heaping
- replenishing
- squeezing
- glutting
- crowding
- shoving
- overfilling
- swamping
- overflowing
- drenching
- penetrating
- repacking
- reloading
- saturating
- refreshing
- squashing
- bloating
- ramming
- bulking
- crushing
- pressing
- matting
- overcharging
- honeycombing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- emptying
- clearing
- eliminating
- vacating
- draining
- evacuating
- exhausting
- cleaning
- bleeding
- drawing (off)
- voiding
- sweeping
- depleting
- flushing
- purging
- lightening
- scouring
2
as in plugging
to close up so that no empty spaces remain before starting to paint, fill all the cracks with putty Synonyms & Similar Words
- packing
- plugging
- stuffing
- sealing
- blocking
- bunging
- stopping
- clogging
- damming
- jamming
- congesting
- obstructing
- choking
- occluding
- repacking
- caulking
- clotting
- chinking
- calking
- restuffing
- closing (off)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- excavating
- shoveling
- shovelling
- scooping (out)
- hollowing (out)
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
- fulfilling
- satisfying
- keeping
- completing
- meeting
- answering
- finalizing
- redeeming
- making good
- finishing
- abiding by
- executing
- making
- accomplishing
- perfecting
- achieving
- effecting
- making good on
- consummating
- complying (with)
- carrying out
- performing
- concluding
- discharging
- bringing about
- bringing off
- committing
- compassing
- following through (with)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- breaking
- violating
- breaching
- transgressing
- ignoring
- forgetting
- neglecting
- disregarding
- overlooking
- defaulting (on)
- passing over
- slighting
- overpassing