stuffing
/ˈstʊfɪŋ//ˈstʌfɪŋ/
stuffing is the present participle and gerund of stuff.
Noun
stuffing (countable and uncountable, plural stuffings)
- The matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and saddles.
- The stuffing is made of synthetic goose down.
- Any of many food items used to stuff another.
- stuffing for a Christmas turkey
- The act of stuffing something with another thing.
- I'll make the sauce if you do the stuffing of the chicken.
- A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.
- Severe defeat.
- United were given an absolute stuffing by City.
- The insertion of many copies of a word into a web page in an attempt to increase its search engine ranking.
- A tax loophole whereby a corporation acquires property that will result in a loss of revenue, purely in order to reduce its tax liability.
- An act of penetrative sexual intercourse.
- I gave her a good stuffing.
Meaning of stuff
Verb
stuff (third-person singular simple present stuffs, present participle stuffing, simple past and past participle stuffed)
- To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.
- I'm going to stuff this pillow with feathers.
- To fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner.
- He stuffed his clothes into the closet and shut the door.
- To fill with seasoning.
- She stuffed the turkey for Thanksgiving using her secret recipe.
- To load goods into (a container) for transport.
- To sate.
- I’m stuffed after having eaten all that turkey, mashed potatoes and delicious stuffing.
- To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner.
- She sits on the sofa all day, watching TV and stuffing herself with cream buns.
- Synonyms:
- fill one's face, feed one's face, stuff one's face
Forms of stuffing
| plural | stuffings |
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Origin of stuffing
By surface analysis, stuff + -ing.
Words formed from stuffing
Phrases with stuffing
- stuffing up
- stuffing box
- stuffing out
- stuffing boxes
- stuffing cucumbers
- stuffing one's face
- stuffing the ballot box
- beats the stuffing out of
- beaten the stuffing out of
- knocks the stuffing out of
- beating the stuffing out of
- knocked the stuffing out of
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Words that rhyme with stuffing
Questions about stuffing
- What does stuffing mean?
- Stuffing means the matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and saddles.
- What is stuffing the present participle and gerund of?
- Stuffing is the present participle and gerund of stuff.
- What part of speech is stuffing?
- Stuffing is a noun.
- How do you pronounce stuffing?
- Stuffing is pronounced /ˈstʌfɪŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of stuffing?
- The plural of stuffing is stuffings.
Words near stuffing in the dictionary
Source and license
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