US /ˈfɪlɪŋ/
noun adj Freq #4913

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The food put inside a sandwich, pie, or pastry.

    My favorite sandwich has a cheese and tomato filling.

  2. 2
    noun

    A material a dentist uses to repair a hole in a tooth.

    The dentist gave me a filling for my back tooth.

  3. 3
    adj

    Of food, making you feel full quickly.

    That pasta was really filling, so I skipped dessert.

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Synonyms
2 noun · a material a dentist uses... stopping
Word family
Forms fillings
Derived forms formfillinginfillinglipofillingunderfillingwaterfilling
Related forms filing

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