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filling

[ˈfɪɫlɪŋ] · verb

Meaning

  1. To occupy fully, to take up all of.
  2. To add contents to (a container, cavity or the like) so that it is full.
  3. To enter (something), making it full.
  4. To become full.
  5. To become pervaded with something.
  6. To satisfy or obey (an order, request or requirement).
  7. Anything that is used to fill something.
  8. The contents of a pie, etc.
  9. Any material used to fill a cavity in a tooth or the result of using such material.
  10. The woof in woven fabrics.
  11. Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it.
  12. A religious experience attributed to the Holy Ghost "filling" a believer.
  13. Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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