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The correct spelling is filling.
How to pronounce filling
[ˈfɪɫlɪŋ]
verbIPA: [ˈfɪɫlɪŋ]
Say it like: Fil-lin-g
The correct spelling is filling. To occupy fully, to take up all of. For example: "the bucket filled with rain; the sails fill with wind"
Usage Examples
“the bucket filled with rain; the sails fill with wind”
“My heart filled with joy.”
“The pharmacist filled my prescription for penicillin.”
Meanings
verb
- 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.
noun
- 1.Anything that is used to fill something.
- 2.The contents of a pie, etc.
- 3.Any material used to fill a cavity in a tooth or the result of using such material.
- 4.The woof in woven fabrics.
- 5.Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it.
adjective
- 1.Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach.
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