filing

/ˈfaɪ.lɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Filing means: the entering of a legal document into the public record.

What does filing mean?4

noun

1

the entering of a legal document into the public record“he filed a complaint”

2

a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file

3

the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object)

4

preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.“I have some filing to do”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with filing?4

two syllables

smilingstylingpiling

three syllables

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Filing in a sentence

The office was small, with two chairs, a desk, and a filing cabinet.megamanenm
His former understudy was on the point of filing his retirement papers.XY
We are through here. I'm filing for divorce.OsoHombre
Yanni's words are the final straw. I'm filing for a divorce.Amastan
I'm filing for a divorce. This is final.Amastan
I have had it with you, Yanni. I'm filing for a divorce.Amastan
Show me your new filing system.CK
I'm seriously considering filing for divorce.CK

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Forms of filing

as a noun

plural: filings