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Added 10 October 2026

filling

/ˈfɪlɪŋ/ verb

In Latin: fartum Wiktionary

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present participle and gerund of fill

adjective

Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach.
a filling meal

noun

Anything that is used to fill something.
The contents of a pie, etc.
Any material used to fill a cavity in a tooth or the result of using such material.
I will be using a rapid-setting cement filling.

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