stuffing

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Canada, US, UK, Scotland/ˈstʌfɪŋ//ˈstʊfɪŋ/Midlands, Northern England/ˈstʊfɪŋɡ/Wales/ˈstəʌfɪŋ/

noun

The matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and saddles.

“stuffing for a Christmas turkey”

Similar
dressing
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of stuff
nounstuffing (countable and uncountable, plural stuffings)

plural stuffings

  1. countableuncountableThe matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and saddles.

    The stuffing is made of synthetic goose down.

  2. countableuncountableAny of many food items used to stuff another.

    stuffing for a Christmas turkey

  3. countableuncountableThe act of stuffing something with another thing.

    I'll make the sauce if you do the stuffing of the chicken.

  4. countableuncountableA mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.
  5. countableslanguncountableSevere defeat.

    United were given an absolute stuffing by City.

  6. InternetcountableuncountableThe insertion of many copies of a word into a web page in an attempt to increase its search engine ranking.
  7. UScountableuncountablebusinessA tax loophole whereby a corporation acquires property that will result in a loss of revenue, purely in order to reduce its tax liability.
  8. countableslanguncountablevulgarAn act of penetrative sexual intercourse.

    I gave her a good stuffing.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables

Similar
dressing
Broader
concoctionmixtureintermixture
Also see
dressing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

By surface analysis, stuff + -ing.

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Translations

Ancient Greek στοιβή
  • στοιβή (stoibḗ)matter used to stuff hollow objects
Bulgarian пълнеж, плънка
  • пълнеж (pălnež)matter used to stuff hollow objects
  • плънка (plănka)food items used to stuff another
Catalan farciment, farcit
  • farcimentfood items used to stuff another
  • farcitfood items used to stuff another
Chinese Cantonese 釀料 /酿料
  • 釀料 /酿料food items used to stuff another
Chinese Mandarin 餡料 /馅料, 餡兒 /馅儿
  • 餡料 /馅料 (xiànliào)food items used to stuff another
  • 餡兒 /馅儿 (xiànr)food items used to stuff another
  • 餡子 /馅子 (xiànzi)food items used to stuff another
Czech výplň, vycpávka
  • výplňmatter used to stuff hollow objects
  • vycpávkamatter used to stuff hollow objects
  • nádivkafood items used to stuff another
Esperanto remburaĵo, farĉo
  • remburaĵomatter used to stuff hollow objects
  • farĉofood items used to stuff another
Finnish täyte, täyte
  • täytematter used to stuff hollow objects
  • täytefood items used to stuff another
French rembourrage, farce
  • rembourragematter used to stuff hollow objects
  • farcefood items used to stuff another
German Füllmaterial, Füllung
  • Füllmaterialmatter used to stuff hollow objects
  • Füllungmatter used to stuff hollow objects
  • Füllungfood items used to stuff another
Greek γέμιση
  • γέμιση (gémisi)food items used to stuff another
Hindi भरावन
  • भरावन (bharāvan)food items used to stuff another
Hungarian töltelék
  • töltelékfood items used to stuff another
Italian imbottitura, ripieno
  • imbottiturafood items used to stuff another
  • ripienofood items used to stuff another
Japanese ファルス, ファルシ
  • ファルス (farusu)food items used to stuff another
  • ファルシ (farushi)food items used to stuff another
Latin tōmentum, fartis
  • tōmentummatter used to stuff hollow objects
  • fartisfood items used to stuff another
  • fartumfood items used to stuff another
Māori whakapuru, whakakikī
  • whakapurumatter used to stuff hollow objects
  • whakakikīmatter used to stuff hollow objects
  • whakakikī parāoafood items used to stuff another
  • whakakikīfood items used to stuff another
Polish wypełniacz, farsz
  • wypełniaczmatter used to stuff hollow objects
  • farszfood items used to stuff another
  • nadzieniefood items used to stuff another
  • zapychanieinsertion of many copies of a word into a web page
Portuguese recheio
  • recheiofood items used to stuff another
Russian начи́нка, фарш
  • начи́нка (načínka)food items used to stuff another
  • фарш (farš)food items used to stuff another
Spanish socol, mullido
  • socolmatter used to stuff hollow objects
  • mullidomatter used to stuff hollow objects
  • miraguanomatter used to stuff hollow objects
  • guatamatter used to stuff hollow objects
  • rellenomatter used to stuff hollow objects
  • henchimientomatter used to stuff hollow objects
  • henchidormatter used to stuff hollow objects
  • hinchientematter used to stuff hollow objects
  • rellenofood items used to stuff another
  • embutientefood items used to stuff another
Swedish stoppning, fyllning
  • stoppningmatter used to stuff hollow objects
  • fyllningfood items used to stuff another
Turkish iç
  • içfood items used to stuff another
Ukrainian на́чинка
  • на́чинка (náčynka)food items used to stuff another

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stuffing

buffingbluffinghuffingfluffingcuffingchuffingdiaper stuffing
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Cite this entry
APA

stuffing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stuffing

MLA

“stuffing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stuffing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stuffing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stuffing.

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