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filling

/ˈfɪlɪŋ/[ˈfɪɫɪŋ]

filling is the present participle and gerund of fill.

Noun

filling (plural fillings)

  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.
    • I will be using a rapid-setting cement filling.
    • My temporary filling fell out and got lost.
    Synonyms:
    stopping
  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.
    • As learned Dr. Hodge has reminded us, any impartation of the Holy Spirit is a baptism, and certainly, apart from biblical phraseology, a filling with the Spirit may be called a baptism with the Spirit.1903, William Edward Biederwolf, A Help to the Study of the Holy Spirit, James H. Earle & Company (publ.), page 100.
    • All these terms referencing the work of the Holy Spirit—coming upon, falling upon, being filled with the Holy Spirit, receiving the promise of the Father—can best be understood as synonymous with baptism in the Holy Spirit, with the key to understanding being “one baptism, many fillings.”2011, Raymond F. Culpepper, Understanding the Ministry of the Holy Spirit, Pathway Press, page 33
    Synonyms:
    enduement, second baptism

Meaning of fill

Verb

fill (third-person singular simple present fills, present participle filling, simple past and past participle filled)

  1. (ergative, transitive) To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full.
    • She filled a glass with milk.
    Synonyms:
    stop
  2. (ergative, transitive) To enter (something), making it full.
    • The doors opened and guests filled the auditorium.
  3. (ergative, transitive) To occupy fully, to take up all of.
    • The smell of spring filled the air.
    Synonyms:
    pervade
  4. (intransitive, cavities, or the like) To become full.
    • The bucket filled with rain
    1. (intransitive) To become pervaded with something.
      • My heart filled with joy.
  5. (transitive) To satisfy or meet (as, an order, request, or requirement).
    • The pharmacist filled my prescription for penicillin.

See all 24 meanings of fill

Adjective

filling (comparative more filling, superlative most filling)

  1. Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach.
    • a filling meal
    • We had oatmeal porridge for breakfast, which was fairly filling, but I always starved at lunch and dinner. My friend continually reasoned with me to eat meat, but I always pleaded my vow and then remained silent.1925-29, Mahadev Desai (translator), M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Part I, chapter xiv

Synonyms of filling

Forms of filling

Adjective
comparativemore filling
superlativemost filling
Noun
pluralfillings

Words formed from filling

Phrases with filling

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Words that rhyme with filling

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Questions about filling

What does filling mean?
Filling means of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach.
What is filling the present participle and gerund of?
Filling is the present participle and gerund of fill.
What part of speech is filling?
Filling can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce filling?
Filling is pronounced /ˈfɪlɪŋ/.

Words near filling in the dictionary

  1. fillies
  2. filligree
  3. filligreen
  4. filligrees
  5. fillin'
  6. filling
  7. filling away
  8. filling gas
  9. filling gases
  10. filling in
  11. filling in the blank

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