filing
/ˈfaɪ.lɪŋ/
filing noun: any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving. Also the present participle and gerund of file.
Noun
filing (plural filings)
- Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.
- The process left metal filings all over the bench and the part.
- The act of storing documents in an archive; archiving.
- Something that has been officially filed; a document on file.
- Mueller said in a court filing that Cohen had admitted he briefed Trump and unidentified Trump family members about the progress of the project more extensively than was previously known.2018 November 30, Jon Swaine, The Guardian
Also used as
filing is also the present participle and gerund of file.
filing meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
filing in Hindi
- फाइलिंग
filing in Tamil
- தாக்கல் செய்தல்
filing in Marathi
- फाइलिंग
filing in Urdu
- فائلنگ
More languagesFewer languages
- filing in Bengali
- ফাইলিং
- filing in Telugu
- ఫైలింగ్, దాఖలు చేయడం, దాఖలు
- filing in Malayalam
- ഫയലിംഗ്, ഫയൽ ചെയ്യുന്നു, ഫയലിങ്
- filing in Kannada
- ಫೈಲಿಂಗ್
- filing in Punjabi
- ਫਾਈਲਿੰਗ, ਫਾਈਲਿੰਗ ਕਰਨਾ
- filing in Gujarati
- ફાઇલિંગ, ફાઈલિંગ
- filing in Odia
- ଫାଇଲିଂ
- filing in Nepali
- फाइलिङ, फाइलिंग, फाइलिङ्ग
- filing in Tagalog
- puyiw
- filing in Arabic
- بُرَادَة burāda
Examples of filing in a sentence
- I would like to know your opinions on the new filing system.
- The applicants kept filing into the room until it was full.
- The fitter was chipping and filing a workpiece clamped in his vise.
Forms of filing
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Words formed from filing
Phrases with filing
Words that rhyme with filing
Questions about filing
- What does filing mean?
- Filing means any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.
- What is filing in Hindi?
- Filing in Hindi is फाइलिंग. See Filing meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is filing?
- Filing is a noun.
- How do you pronounce filing?
- Filing is pronounced /ˈfaɪ.lɪŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of filing?
- The plural of filing is filings.
Words near filing in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: filing (page history and authors); filing (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); filing (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); filing (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); filing (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); filing (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); filing (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); filing (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); filing (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); filing (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); filing (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); filing (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); filing (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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