English Explanatory Dictionary

filling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of fill
adj
  1. Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach.
noun
  1. Anything that is used to fill something.
  2. The contents of a pie, etc.
  3. Any material used to fill a cavity in a tooth or the result of using such material.
  4. The woof in woven fabrics.
  5. Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it.
  6. A religious experience attributed to the Holy Ghost "filling" a believer.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɪlɪŋ/ [ˈfɪɫɪŋ] en-us-filling.ogg

Word forms

filling more filling most filling fillings

Synonyms

stopping enduement second baptism

Related words

stick to one's ribs filing

Derived words

fillingly fillingness mouthfilling mouth-filling filling site form filling formfilling infilling lipofilling underfilling waterfilling

Translations

Afrikaans: stopsel Bulgarian: пълнеж Chinese Mandarin: 填充 Danish: fyldning Esperanto: remburaĵo Esperanto: ŝtopaĵo Finnish: täyte Galician: recheo German: Füllung Greek: γέμιση Greek: γόμωση Hindi: भरावन Polish: wypełnienie Portuguese: enchimento Russian: наполне́ние Slovak: výplň Slovak: náplň Swahili: muhu Swedish: fyllning Thai: ไส้
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