1
: an act or instance of filling
2
: something used to fill a cavity, container, or depression
3
: something that completes: such as
a
: the yarn interlacing the warp in a fabric
also
: yarn for the shuttle
b
: a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches
Examples of filling in a Sentence
a filling for a tooth
pies that need more filling
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First up is the pastry, which has raspberry dough and filling.
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Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
No fussing with pie crust, instead the bottom layer of this 9x13 dessert is moist spice cake while a brown-sugar-pecan streusel topping adds a nice crunch atop the pumpkin pie filling.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
Speaking with Rolling Stone earlier this year, Thayil said the surviving members of the band — himself, drummer Matt Cameron, and bassist Ben Shepherd — plan on performing at the induction ceremony, with a guest filling in for Cornell, who died in 2017.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Place each half on a wire rack and toast for 10 to 15 minutes, ensuring the bread develops a sturdy, crunchy base that can hold all the fillings.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
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Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
No fussing with pie crust, instead the bottom layer of this 9x13 dessert is moist spice cake while a brown-sugar-pecan streusel topping adds a nice crunch atop the pumpkin pie filling.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
Speaking with Rolling Stone earlier this year, Thayil said the surviving members of the band — himself, drummer Matt Cameron, and bassist Ben Shepherd — plan on performing at the induction ceremony, with a guest filling in for Cornell, who died in 2017.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Place each half on a wire rack and toast for 10 to 15 minutes, ensuring the bread develops a sturdy, crunchy base that can hold all the fillings.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for filling
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“Filling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filling. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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filling
noun
fill·ing
ˈfil-iŋ 
1
: material that is used to fill something
a filling for a tooth
2
: something that completes: as
a
: the yarn crossing over and under the warp in a fabric
b
: a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches
Medical Definition
filling
noun
fill·ing
ˈfil-iŋ
1
: material (as gold or amalgam) used to fill a cavity in a tooth
2
: simple sporadic lymphangitis of the leg of a horse commonly due to overfeeding and insufficient exercise
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