filing
Filing (noun) means a tiny shaving or particle scraped off by a file or similar tool. Example: “Metal filings scattered across the workbench as he smoothed the edge.”
How to Use Filing
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the tiny scraps left over from filing metal, or the act of formally submitting/storing a document.
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filings plural
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Metal _____ scattered across the workbench as he smoothed the edge.
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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.