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Meanings of filling in English

Catalan
trama
Spanish
trama
Wikidata

The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving.

trama
Wikidata

Something filling up a gap or covering up a (small) distance.

Catalan
farcit

Any material that fills a space or container.

farcit

In lacemaking, any non-structural stitch used to fill the open cavity of a motif.

Usage of filling in English
1
Mr Kenny said call centre provider already started filling its 100 positions.
The Irish Times
2
Existing plants and animals had to adapt, filling the flowery new niches.
Wired
3
Work up for filling defects with positive cytology and hematuria, 36 cases.
Pubmed
4
Meat is thus mouth-filling in a way that few plant foods are.
On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
5
I stopped at a filling station to ask directions to Bowman's house.
Fatal Voyage
6
A waiter kept filling his glass with wine, however much he objected.
Fears Unnamed
7
The dough in the above may be used with the following filling:
The International Jewish Cook Book / 1600 Recipes According to t...
8
In the case of Wales this includes filling out a self-assessment form.
The Guardian
9
However, fusion rates without filling of the cage have not been reported.
Pubmed
10
Police were sent out to maintain order at some crowded filling stations.
Reuters
11
Several other people were filling thermoses with water in the boiler room.
Death of a Red Heroine
12
Cook for about 50 minutes, or until the filling is just set.
The Guardian
13
Have the butcher make a pocket in the veal for the filling.
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book / Numerous New Recipes Based on Present ...
14
Inventing a whole-universe-filling-field just to make your maths work is quite extreme.
The Guardian
15
The fumes of the vodka and the lamp were filling the room.
Selected Polish Tales
16
Five or ten minutes went by, and the place was filling up.
Man on the run
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Translations for filling
Spanish
trama
Filling through the time
Filling across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Canada
Common
United States of America
Common
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