noun

filling

FIH-lihng

noun

The material used to fill a cavity in a tooth, or the substance itself.

"The dentist gave her a filling after finding a small cavity."

The mixture or contents inside a pie, sandwich, or similar food.

"The pie had a rich apple filling."

"He spread a thick chocolate filling between the cake layers."

adj

Describing food that satisfies hunger by making one feel full.

"Porridge is a filling breakfast on a cold morning."

How to Use Filling

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishWhat goes inside something (a tooth, pie, or sandwich) — or, as an adjective, food that leaves you satisfyingly full.

Common pairings

tooth filling pie filling filling meal

more filling comparative, fillings plural, most filling superlative

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The dentist gave her a _____ after finding a small cavity.

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