stuffing

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stuffing

/ˈstʌfɪŋ/ Canada, US, UK
/ˈstʊfɪŋ/
/ˈstʊfɪŋɡ/ Midlands, Northern England
/ˈstəʌfɪŋ/ Wales
/ˈstɐfɪŋ/ Australia
/ˈstɐfəŋ/ New Zealand
[ˈstɐfɪŋ] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ʌfɪŋ

Where it comes from

By surface analysis, stuff + -ing.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of stuff

noun stuffings

countable, uncountable The matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and saddles. The stuffing is made of synthetic goose down.
countable, uncountable Any of many food items used to stuff another. stuffing for a Christmas turkey
countable, uncountable The act of stuffing something with another thing. I'll make the sauce if you do the stuffing of the chicken.
countable, uncountable A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.
countable, slang, uncountable Severe defeat. United were given an absolute stuffing by City.
Internet, countable, uncountable The insertion of many copies of a word into a web page in an attempt to increase its search engine ranking.
US, countable, uncountable A tax loophole whereby a corporation acquires property that will result in a loss of revenue, purely in order to reduce its tax liability.
countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar An act of penetrative sexual intercourse. I gave her a good stuffing.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: dressing, padding, upholstery, lining, garnish, trimming, packer, potting, filling, snow, infill, fill, filler, trim, handling, caricature

Translations

Every language

noun matter used to stuff hollow objects

Español	socol, mullido, miraguano, guata, relleno, henchimiento
Français	rembourrage
Deutsch	Füllmaterial, Füllung

noun food items used to stuff another

Español	relleno, embutiente
日本語	ファルス farusu, ファルシ farushi
中文	餡料 /馅料 xiànliào, 餡兒 /馅儿 xiànr, 餡子 /馅子 xiànzi
हिन्दी	भरावन bharāvan
Português	recheio
Français	farce
Deutsch	Füllung
Italiano	imbottitura, ripieno
Ελληνικά	γέμιση gémisi
Русский	начи́нка načínka, фарш farš

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@misc{stuffing_2026,
  title = {stuffing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stuffing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}