filling
[ˈfɪɫɪŋ]
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.19 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Anything that is used to fill something.
noun
A religious experience attributed to the Holy Ghost "filling" a believer.
Example Sentences
- "a filling meal"
- "We had oatmeal porridge for breakfast, which was fairly filling, but I always starved at lunch and dinner. My friend continually reasoned with me to eat meat, but I always pleaded my vow and then remained silent."
- "Plain and unexciting, perhaps, but they are solid, well cooked, appetising and filling, and moreover cheap."
- "I will be using a rapid-setting cement filling."
- "My temporary filling fell out and got lost."
- "1903, William Edward Biederwolf, A Help to the Study of the Holy Spirit, James H. Earle & Company (publ.), page 100. As learned Dr. Hodge has reminded us, any impartation of the Holy Spirit is a baptism, and certainly, apart from biblical phraseology, a filling with the Spirit may be called a baptism with the Spirit."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: [ˈfɪɫɪŋ]
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Frequently Paired Words
stick to one's ribs
filing