padding
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padding¹
- /ˈpædɪŋ/
Sounds like patting (General American) · Rhymes with -ædɪŋ
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb
- present participle and gerund of pad
padding²
- /ˈpædɪŋ/
Sounds like patting (General American) · Rhymes with -ædɪŋ
noun paddings
- Soft filling material used in cushions etc.
- Extra characters such as spaces added to a record to fill it out to a fixed length.
- Extraneous text added to a message for the purpose of concealing its beginning, ending, or length.
- Anything of little value used to fill up space. That magazine is mostly advertisements; the rest is padding.
- The process of mordanting a fabric.
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A diaper.
Similar: diap, diapee, diapy, diapie, didee, didie, diddy, didy, dipe, hippins, napkin, nappy
- Robbing on a highway.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cushioning, upholstery, stuffing, cushion, buffer, packing, damper, headroom, room, dampening, filling, infill, snow, leeway, filled, fill
Translations
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noun soft filling material
| Español | acolchado |
|---|---|
| Português | acolchoamento |
| Français | rembourrage |
| Deutsch | Füllung |
| Italiano | imbottitura |
| עברית | ריפוד |
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