filing

1 of 3

noun (1)

fil·​ing ˈfī-liŋ 

1

: an act or instance of using a file

2

: a fragment rubbed off in filing

iron filings

filing

2 of 3

noun (2)

1

: an act or instance of filing something

2

: a document filed

filing

3 of 3

present participle of file entry 2, file entry 3, file entry 4, file entry 7

Examples of filing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Notable contributions to the committee supporting Measure D included $30,000 from DLR Group and $20,000 from Studio W Architects, according to the county filings. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026

In his own court filing in the Kuvshynov case, Hall says Zakrzewski would have been responsible for communicating with Fox about security and logistical concerns for March 14. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

Hospital staff were working to save Pike's life and as of late Thursday were trying to clear the two doses of the drug that the state uses to execute prisoners, her lawyers wrote in a Friday filing in Davidson County Chancery Court. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Pike was placed on a ventilator and remained unconscious in a hospital, her attorneys said in a court filing Friday. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing filing

• filing cabinet

Rhymes for filing

• piling
• smiling
• styling
• tiling
• beguiling
• compiling
• profiling
• refiling
• reviling
• stockpiling
• unsmiling
• reconciling

Kids Definition

filing

noun

fil·​ing

ˈfī-liŋ

: a small piece scraped off in filing

iron filings

Legal Definition

filing

noun

1

: an act or instance of filing something

2

: a document filed