# filling

Pronunciation: say "FIL-ing" /ˈfɪlɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The food placed inside a pie, pastry, sandwich, or similar dish.
   - Simple: The food put inside a pie, sandwich, or other dish.
   - _The baker piled cherry filling into the open tart shells._
   - _Leftover turkey makes a rich filling for the next day's pies._
2. Material used to fill a cavity in a tooth, or the result left after the cavity is filled.
   - Simple: A material a dentist uses to fix a hole in a tooth.
   - _The new filling matched the color of her natural teeth._
   - _Modern fillings often use composite resin rather than metal._
4. Any material used to fill a space, gap, or container.
   - Simple: Material used to fill an empty space or hole.
   - _Builders used sand as filling beneath the new concrete slab._
   - _The gap behind the wall was packed with foam filling._
6. The crosswise threads in a woven fabric, carried across the lengthwise warp; the woof.
   - Simple: The threads that run across a woven cloth from side to side.
   - _She chose a darker filling to contrast with the pale warp._
   - _The pattern emerged where filling and warp crossed at tight intervals._
7. Prepared wort added to a batch of ale to clarify and cleanse it during brewing.
   - Simple: A sweet liquid added to ale to help clean it as it brews.
   - _The cellarman poured a measured filling into each cask of ale._
   - _A second filling was needed before the ale finally ran clear._
8. A religious experience understood as the Holy Spirit filling and indwelling a believer.
   - Simple: A religious experience in which a believer feels the Holy Spirit enter and fill them.
   - _The congregation sought a deeper filling during the week of prayer._
   - _He spoke of a sudden filling that left him weeping with joy._

## Adjective

3. Of food, substantial enough to leave you feeling full and no longer hungry.
   - Simple: Making your stomach feel full and satisfied after you eat.
   - _Beans and rice make a cheap, filling dinner for the whole family._
   - _The stew was so filling that no one had room for dessert._

## Verb

5. Present participle of fill. — present participle and gerund of fill
   - Simple: Present participle of fill. Use this form for something happening right now.
   - _He was filling out the form when the phone rang._
   - _Volunteers are filling sandbags ahead of the flood._

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