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Filling vs Fulfilling - What's the difference?

filling | fulfilling |

As adjectives the difference between filling and fulfilling

is that filling is of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach while fulfilling is which causes fulfillment; emotionally or artistically satisfying.

As verbs the difference between filling and fulfilling

is that filling is present participle of lang=en while fulfilling is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun filling

is anything that is used to fill something.

filling

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach
    • a filling meal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything that is used to fill something.
  • The contents of a pie, etc.
  • (dentistry) A piece of amalgam used to fill a cavity in a tooth.
  • The woof in woven fabrics.
  • Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • See also

    * filing

    fulfilling

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Which causes fulfillment; emotionally or artistically satisfying.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * self-fulfilling