filling
/ˈfɪlɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of fill; the act of making something full or putting something into a space.
- The baker is filling the pastry bags with cream.
- She is filling the water bottles for the hike.
- He spent the afternoon filling the holes in the garden with soil.
Antonyms
adjective
- Making you feel full after eating; satisfying to the appetite.
- I don't want a heavy meal, just something light but filling.
- Oatmeal is a very filling breakfast that keeps you energized.
- These beans are surprisingly filling for such a small portion.
noun
- A substance used to fill a cavity, especially in a tooth.
- My old filling fell out, so I have to go back to the dentist.
- The dentist said I need a filling in my back molar.
- She was nervous about getting a filling, but it didn't hurt.
- The material inside a sandwich, pie, cake, or other food that is not the outer part.
- The filling in these chocolate truffles is a soft caramel.
- This pie has a sweet apple filling with cinnamon.
- I ordered a sandwich with turkey and cheese filling.
- Soft material used to stuff cushions, pillows, or toys.
- She replaced the filling in the old teddy bear to make it fluffy again.
- This cushion has a foam filling that keeps its shape.
- The pillow lost its filling after years of use.