stuffing
noun
stuff·ing ˈstə-fiŋ 
: material used to stuff or fill: such as
a
: a soft material (such as cotton or polyester) used to fill upholstered furniture, cushions, bedding, etc.
b
: a seasoned mixture (as of bread crumbs, vegetables, and butter) that is typically placed inside the cavity of a turkey, pepper, etc. and cooked
Synonyms
- fill
- filler
- filling
- padding
- wadding
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Example Sentences
Would you like more stuffing? never heard of using goose down as stuffing for comforters until she moved to a cold climate
Recent Examples on the Web The turkey leg is served with stuffing and cranberry barbecue sauce. 
Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2021 Roasted turkey with stuffing, red-skinned mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce, and a slice of pumpkin pie. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2021 Customers can choose a stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole or baked brie. Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 21 Nov. 2020 Wiltshire Pantry Bakery owner Susan Hershberg said a good stuffing can be made with any type of hearty artisan bread. Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 10 Nov. 2020 Brach’s, remember, are the same folks who once upon a holiday brought us Turkey Dinner candy corn for Thanksgiving, with turkey, stuffing, apple pie, coffee, cranberry sauce and green bean flavors. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2022 Another plus is that comes with supplies needed to create a few basic projects, including fabric, stuffing, and pre-wound bobbins, along with an instruction manual. Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 1 Aug. 2022 Falafels dominate Leather Lane’s lunch market, but there are plenty of other options, including a Yorkshire Burrito (a Yorkshire pudding filled with roast meat, stuffing, vegetables and more). Will Hawkes, Washington Post, 17 June 2022 But there’s little chance of getting this stuffing back in the turkey. Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2022 See More
Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2021 Roasted turkey with stuffing, red-skinned mashed potatoes, turkey gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce, and a slice of pumpkin pie. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2021 Customers can choose a stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole or baked brie. Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 21 Nov. 2020 Wiltshire Pantry Bakery owner Susan Hershberg said a good stuffing can be made with any type of hearty artisan bread. Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 10 Nov. 2020 Brach’s, remember, are the same folks who once upon a holiday brought us Turkey Dinner candy corn for Thanksgiving, with turkey, stuffing, apple pie, coffee, cranberry sauce and green bean flavors. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Aug. 2022 Another plus is that comes with supplies needed to create a few basic projects, including fabric, stuffing, and pre-wound bobbins, along with an instruction manual. Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 1 Aug. 2022 Falafels dominate Leather Lane’s lunch market, but there are plenty of other options, including a Yorkshire Burrito (a Yorkshire pudding filled with roast meat, stuffing, vegetables and more). Will Hawkes, Washington Post, 17 June 2022 But there’s little chance of getting this stuffing back in the turkey. Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing stuffing
Kids Definition
stuffing
noun
stuff·ing ˈstə-fiŋ
1
: a mixture (as of bread crumbs and seasonings) used to stuff a food (as meat or a vegetable)
2
: material used in filling up something The stuffing is coming out of our couch.
stuffing 1 of 2
noun
as in filling
soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something never heard of using goose down as stuffing for comforters until she moved to a cold climate Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- filling
- fill
- packing
- padding
- lining
- wadding
- filler
- quilting
- cushion
- bumper
- interlining
- pad
- buffer
- fender
stuffing
2 of 2verb
1
as in packing
to close up so that no empty spaces remain stuffed the box with tissue paper so the contents wouldn't rattle around Synonyms & Similar Words
- filling
- packing
- plugging
- sealing
- blocking
- bunging
- jamming
- stopping
- damming
- choking
- occluding
- congesting
- clogging
- obstructing
- repacking
- caulking
- chinking
- calking
- clotting
- restuffing
- closing (off)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- shoveling
- excavating
- shovelling
- scooping (out)
- hollowing (out)
2
as in gorging
to fill with food to capacity kids who stuff themselves with junk food after school and then don't have any room for supper Synonyms & Similar Words
- gorging
- filling
- glutting
- feasting
- cramming
- gobbling
- sating
- surfeiting
- gulping
- guzzling
- regaling
- gormandizing
- banqueting
- cloying
- pigging out
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fasting
- dieting
3
as in cramming
to fit (people or things) into a tight space stuffed all the kids into the back of the car Synonyms & Similar Words
- cramming
- squeezing
- packing
- wedging
- filling
- jamming
- loading
- ramming
- sandwiching
- crowding
- shoehorning
- crushing
- heaping
- jam-packing
4
as in blocking
to prevent passage through by filling with something I can't smell anything, as my nose is all stuffed Synonyms & Similar Words
- blocking
- obstructing
- filling
- jamming
- choking
- congesting
- occluding
- packing
- flooding
- clogging
- bunging
- damming
- clotting
- corking
- spiling
- gumming (up)
- stoppering
- plugging (up)
- stopping (up)
- glutting
- furring
- silting
- swamping
- overwhelming
- gridlocking
- stoppling
- inundating
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- freeing
- opening (up)
- clearing
- unplugging
- excavating
- emptying
- unblocking
- unclogging
- scooping (out)
- unstopping
- hollowing (out)
- lightening
5
as in loading
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained stuffed a whole suitcase with gifts for her relatives in Mexico Synonyms & Similar Words
- filling
- packing
- loading
- cramming
- jamming
- brimming
- heaping
- shoving
- refilling
- jam-packing
- charging
- flooding
- glutting
- squashing
- squeezing
- swamping
- repacking
- drenching
- crowding
- ramming
- replenishing
- bulking
- reloading
- bloating
- saturating
- penetrating
- overfilling
- overflowing
- matting
- crushing
- pressing
- overcharging
- refreshing
- honeycombing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- emptying
- eliminating
- clearing
- vacating
- draining
- cleaning
- evacuating
- bleeding
- drawing (off)
- exhausting
- voiding
- purging
- flushing
- sweeping
- depleting
- scouring
- lightening