filling

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɪlɪŋ/ (US) IPA(key): [ˈfɪɫɪŋ] Rhymes: -ɪlɪŋ === Verb === filling present participle and gerund of fill === Adjective === filling (comparative more filling, superlative most filling) Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach. a filling meal 1925-29, Mahadev Desai (translator), M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Part I, chapter xiv: 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== stick to one's ribs === Noun === filling (plural fillings) Anything that is used to fill something. The contents of a pie, etc. (dentistry) Any material used to fill a cavity in a tooth or the result of using such material. Synonym: stopping (dated) The woof in woven fabrics. Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it. (Protestantism) A religious experience attributed to the Holy Ghost "filling" a believer. [since late 19th or early 20th c.] 1903, William Edward Biederwolf, A Help to the Study of the Holy Spirit, James H. Earle & Company (publ.), page 100. Synonyms: enduement, second baptism ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === filing == Mauritian Creole == === Alternative forms === filing === Etymology === From English filling station. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /filiŋ/ === Noun === filling facility which sells fuel and lubricants for motor vehicles; gas station == Swedish == === Etymology === From kalsonger via the slang term kallingar, which fikonspråket ("the fig language", a Swedish version of Pig Latin) transforms into fillingar kakon. === Noun === filling c (colloquial, chiefly in the plural) synonym of kalsong (“(men's) underpants”) ==== Declension ====