stuffing

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of stuff

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and saddles.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any of many food items used to stuff another.
3. (countable, uncountable) The act of stuffing something with another
4. (countable, uncountable) A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.
5. (countable, uncountable) Severe defeat
6. (Internet, countable, uncountable) The insertion of many copies of a word into a web page in an attempt to increase its search engine ranking.
7. (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.

stuff

• Noun
• Verb

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Synonyms

filling

padding

packing

wadding

dressing

filler

panel

loading material

fill

pack

pad

cushioning

dipping

extender

farce

fill up

in brief

inflation

inlay

in other words

in short

in the long run

lead

lining

loading

marrow

mince

mincemeat

mounting

pith

poking

pork sausage

priming

quilt

quilting

refill

sausage

shoving

staple

stopgap

stuff

that is to say

thrusting

ultimate

wick

wurst

falsie

force-meat

packing material

stuffed intestines

Translations

farce

relleno

Füllung

ripieno

imbottitura

vulling

vulsel

γέμιση

opvulsel

otturazione

rembourrage

ausstopfend

stopfend

fartim

γέμισμα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstʌfɪŋ/

Etymology

By surface analysis, stuff + -ing.