Definition of "filling" in English

verb

1. present participle and gerund of fill

adjective

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.

noun

1. Anything that is used to fill something.

2. The contents of a pie, etc.

3. (dentistry) 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.

4. The woof in woven fabrics.

5. Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it.

6. (Protestantism) A religious experience attributed to the Holy Ghost "filling" a believer.