filing
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Noun — A tiny shaving or particle scraped off by a file or similar tool.
How to use filing
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Frequently asked questions
What does “filing” mean?
The word “filing” means a tiny shaving or particle scraped off by a file or similar tool. In plain terms, either the tiny scraps left over from filing metal, or the act of formally submitting/storing a document.
How do you pronounce “filing”?
“Filing” is pronounced FEYE-lihng (/ˈfaɪ.lɪŋ/ in IPA).
How do you use “filing” in a sentence?
Here is “filing” used in a sentence: “Metal filings scattered across the workbench as he smoothed the edge.”
What part of speech is “filing”?
“Filing” is a noun.
Is “filing” a common word?
“Filing” is a fairly common word in modern English.
How many meanings does “filing” have?
“Filing” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a tiny shaving or particle scraped off by a file or similar tool.
What is a filing in legal or official contexts?
A filing is the act of formally submitting a document to a court, regulator, or other authority, and by extension the submitted document itself, as in "a court filing" or "an annual filing." Once made, a filing usually becomes part of the official record.
What are iron filings?
Iron filings are the tiny particles scraped off iron by a file or similar tool. They are familiar from school science lessons, where they are sprinkled around a magnet to reveal the shape of its magnetic field.
Is the correct spelling filing or fileing?
The correct spelling is filing: the silent e of "file" is dropped before the -ing ending, following the normal English spelling rule. Note also that filling, with a double l, is a different word — the one used for teeth and pies.