Standard Lemma guide

filling

adj · noun · verb · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈfɪlɪŋ/
  • US: [ˈfɪɫɪŋ]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪlɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: F IH1 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a filling meal

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Anything that is used to fill something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The contents of a pie, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Any material used to fill a cavity in a tooth or the result of using such material.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences

Examples

  • I will be using a rapid-setting cement filling.
  • My temporary filling fell out and got lost.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stopping

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The woof in woven fabrics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A religious experience attributed to the Holy Ghost "filling" a believer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Christianity, Protestantism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: enduement, second baptism

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

present participle and gerund of fill

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

the act of filling something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change of integrity

Narrower terms: saturation, flood, flowage

10

noun

Meaning 10

(dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • when he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth
  • an informal British term for `filling' is `stopping'

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dental appliance

Narrower terms: inlay

11

noun

Meaning 11

the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: woof, weft, pick

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: thread, yarn

12

noun

Meaning 12

a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: concoction, mixture, intermixture

Narrower terms: lekvar

13

noun

Meaning 13

flow into something (as a container)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: flow

Narrower terms: refilling, replenishment, replacement, renewal

14

noun

Meaning 14

any material that fills a space or container

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • there was not enough fill for the trench

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fill

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: material, stuff

Narrower terms: cement

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

118 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: vullend — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Bulgarian: засищащ (zasištašt) — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Chinese Mandarin: 管飽 /管饱 (guǎnbǎo) — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Chinese Mandarin: 耐吃 (nàichī) — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Czech: sytý — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Danish: mættende — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Esperanto: satiga — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Finnish: täyttävä — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • French: consistant — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Georgian: ნოყიერი (noq̇ieri) — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • German: sättigend — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • German: mächtig — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Greek: χορταστικός (chortastikós) — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Hebrew: ממלא (memalé) — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Hindi: भराव (bharāv) — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Hungarian: laktató — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Polish: syty — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Russian: сы́тный (sýtnyj) — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Slovak: sýty — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Spanish: llenante — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Spanish: llenador — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Swahili: muhu — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Swedish: mättande — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Turkish: doyurucu — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Ukrainian: си́тний (sýtnyj) — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Ukrainian: тривни́й (tryvnýj) — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Ukrainian: тривки́й (tryvkýj) — of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
  • Afrikaans: stopsel — anything used to fill something
  • Bulgarian: пълнеж (pǎlnež) — anything used to fill something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 填充 (tiánchōng) — anything used to fill something
  • Danish: fyldning — anything used to fill something
  • Esperanto: remburaĵo — anything used to fill something
  • Esperanto: ŝtopaĵo — anything used to fill something
  • Finnish: täyte — anything used to fill something
  • Galician: recheo — anything used to fill something
  • German: Füllung — anything used to fill something
  • Greek: γέμιση (gémisi) — anything used to fill something
  • Greek: γόμωση (gómosi) — anything used to fill something
  • Hindi: भरावन (bharāvan) — anything used to fill something
  • Polish: wypełnienie — anything used to fill something
  • Portuguese: enchimento — anything used to fill something
  • Russian: наполне́ние (napolnénije) — anything used to fill something
  • Slovak: výplň — anything used to fill something
  • Slovak: náplň — anything used to fill something
  • Swahili: muhu — anything used to fill something
  • Swedish: fyllning — anything used to fill something
  • Thai: ไส้ (sâi) — anything used to fill something
  • Afrikaans: vulsel — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Arabic: حشو (ḥašw) — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Armenian: լցոն (lcʻon) — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Bulgarian: плънка (plǎnka) — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Chinese Cantonese: 餡 /馅 — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Chinese Cantonese: 餡心 /馅心 — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Chinese Cantonese: 批心 (pai1 sam1) — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 餡 /馅 (xiàn) — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 餡兒 /馅儿 (xiànr) — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Czech: nádivka — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Danish: fyld — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Finnish: täyte — contents of a pie, etc.
  • French: farce — contents of a pie, etc.
  • French: garniture — contents of a pie, etc.
  • German: Füllung — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Greek: γέμιση (gémisi) — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Hindi: भरावन (bharāvan) — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Hungarian: töltelék — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Italian: ripieno — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Latin: fartum — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Mirandese: recheno — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Polish: nadzienie — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Polish: farsz — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Portuguese: recheio — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Russian: начи́нка (načínka) — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Slovak: plnka — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Slovak: náplň — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Swahili: muhu — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Swedish: fyllning — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Thai: ไส้ (sâi) — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Turkish: iç — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Ukrainian: на́чинка (náčynka) — contents of a pie, etc.
  • Afrikaans: stopsel — in dentistry
  • Arabic: حشو (ḥašw) — in dentistry
  • Bulgarian: пломба (plomba) — in dentistry
  • Chinese Mandarin: 充填 (chōngtián) — in dentistry
  • Czech: výplň — in dentistry
  • Czech: plomba — in dentistry
  • Danish: plombe — in dentistry
  • Danish: fyldning — in dentistry
  • Finnish: paikka — in dentistry
  • French: plombage — in dentistry
  • German: Füllung — in dentistry
  • Greek: σφράγισμα (sfrágisma) — in dentistry
  • Hebrew: סתימה (stimá) — in dentistry
  • Hungarian: tömés — in dentistry
  • Hungarian: fogtömés — in dentistry
  • Italian: impiombatura — in dentistry
  • Italian: otturazione — in dentistry
  • Japanese: 充填 (jūten) — in dentistry
  • Macedonian: пломба (plomba) — in dentistry
  • Norwegian Bokmål: plombe — in dentistry
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: plombe — in dentistry
  • Persian: پر کردن (por kardan) — in dentistry
  • Polish: plomba — in dentistry
  • Portuguese: obturação — in dentistry
  • Portuguese: chumbo — in dentistry
  • Romanian: obturație — in dentistry
  • Romanian: plombă — in dentistry
  • Russian: пло́мба (plómba) — in dentistry
  • Serbo-Croatian: plȏmba /пло̑мба — in dentistry
  • Slovak: plomba — in dentistry
  • Spanish: empaste — in dentistry
  • Spanish: tapadura — in dentistry
  • Spanish: relleno — in dentistry
  • Swahili: muhu — in dentistry
  • Swedish: fyllning — in dentistry
  • Tagalog: pasta — in dentistry
  • Thai: ยาอุดฟัน — in dentistry
  • Turkish: dolgu — in dentistry
  • Volapük: plumbafulükot — in dentistry
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