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stuffing.

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

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈstʌfɪŋ/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland/ˈstʊfɪŋ//ˈstʊfɪŋɡ/Midlands, Northern-England/ˈstəʌfɪŋ/Wales
  1. The matter used to stuff hollow objects such as pillows and saddles.

    countable · uncountable
    The stuffing is made of synthetic goose down.
  2. Any of many food items used to stuff another.

    countable · uncountable
    stuffing for a Christmas turkey
  3. The act of stuffing something with another thing.

    countable · uncountable
    I'll make the sauce if you do the stuffing of the chicken.
  4. A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.

    countable · uncountable
  5. Severe defeat.

    countable · slang · uncountable
    United were given an absolute stuffing by City.
  6. The insertion of many copies of a word into a web page in an attempt to increase its search engine ranking.

    Internet · countable · uncountable
  7. A tax loophole whereby a corporation acquires property that will result in a loss of revenue, purely in order to reduce its tax liability.

    US · countable · uncountable
  8. An act of penetrative sexual intercourse.

    countable · slang · uncountable · vulgar
    I gave her a good stuffing.
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, stuff + -ing.

verb/ˈstʌfɪŋ/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland/ˈstʊfɪŋ//ˈstʊfɪŋɡ/Midlands, Northern-England/ˈstəʌfɪŋ/Wales
  1. present participle and gerund of stuff

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, stuff + -ing.

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