stuffing

[ stuhf-ing ]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that stuffs.
2. a material or substance used to stuff something.
3. Cooking. seasoned breadcrumbs or other filling used to stuff a chicken, turkey, etc., before cooking.
4. Informal. internal parts; insides:

   to beat the stuffing out of an opponent.

stuffing

/ ˈstʌfɪŋ /

noun

1. the material with which something is stuffed
2. a mixture of chopped and seasoned ingredients with which poultry, meat, etc, is stuffed before cooking
3. knock the stuffing out of someone
   to upset or dishearten someone completely

Other Words From

• under·stuffing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stuffing¹

First recorded in 1520–30; stuff + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Stir-fried; used as a stuffing, filling, or basis of sauce; and even served as a fried snack, oncom is traditionally made by combining a bit of old oncom with something like soybean pulp and leaving it to ferment.

From Salon

Federal law prohibits threatening election officials or staff with violence, intimidating or bribing voters, buying or selling votes, impersonating voters, altering vote tallies, stuffing ballot boxes and marking ballots for voters without their input.

From Los Angeles Times

Speaking of which, there are a couple of reasons why the zine version of that beach guide is worth stuffing in a stocking for the surf-and-sand-loving set on your nice list.

From Los Angeles Times

They claim that surveillance footage shows Savage stuffing several of the test ballots into his pockets.

From Salon

"Wood hid his disappearance by stuffing a boiler suit full of clothing and using a pumpkin as a head," he said.

From BBC

Related Words

• dressing
• filling