filling
Definitions
Noun
- Any material that fills a space or container
- Flow into something (as a container)
- A food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.
- The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
- (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth
- The act of filling something
Verb
- Make full, also in a metaphorical sense
- Become full
- Occupy the whole of
- Assume, as of positions or roles
- Fill or meet a want or need
- Appoint someone to (a position or a job)
- Eat until one is sated
- Fill to satisfaction
- Plug with a substance
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "filling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | filling | 2 | 36 |
| 2 | fillings | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | fulfilling | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | fillingame | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | fillinger | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | fillingham | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | fillingim | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | landfilling | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "filling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feeling | 2 | 172 |
| 2 | fighting | 2 | 72 |
| 3 | flying | 2 | 43 |
| 4 | facing | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | falling | 2 | 33 |
| 6 | fishing | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | feeding | 2 | 26 |
| 8 | firing | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | filing | 2 | 19 |
| 10 | failing | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | fitting | 2 | 17 |
| 12 | flowing | 2 | 17 |
| 13 | fleeing | 2 | 10 |
| 14 | foaming | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | fading | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | fanning | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | fearing | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | fetching | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | fooling | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | footing | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | fouling | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | freeing | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | affirming | 3 | 2 |
| 24 | felling | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | fussing | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | fawning | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | feigning | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | affining | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | effacing | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | faking | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | fasching | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | fehling | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | fehring | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | fetting | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | fining | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | finning | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | firming | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | foaling | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | foiling | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | fraying | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | frying | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | fucking | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | fudging | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | pfenning | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | phasing | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | phishing | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | phoning | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "filling".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | willing | 2 | 69 |
| 2 | falling | 2 | 33 |
| 3 | killing | 2 | 23 |
| 4 | filing | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | milling | 2 | 18 |
| 6 | failing | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | billing | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | fillings | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | felling | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | tilling | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | filming | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | fillingim | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | fillinger | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | rilling | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | pilling | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | hilling | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | foiling | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | fillion | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | filings | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | dilling | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "filling" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "filling" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "filling" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 15
Fragments: 8
Sound Alikes: 47
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Patriots could consider switching first-round pick’s positions to fill injury void
Sep 21, 2026 bostonherald.com
Sep 21, 2026 bostonherald.com
A Q&A with Vanessa Miller, Author of The Filling Station
May 25, 2026 National Trust for Historic Preservation
May 25, 2026 National Trust for Historic Preservation
With Priests Scarce in Rural Italy, an African Pastor Is Filling the Void
Aug 16, 2026 The New York Times
Aug 16, 2026 The New York Times

