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wadding¹

  • /ˈwɒdɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈwɑdɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -ɒdɪŋ

noun waddings

  1. countable, uncountable Wads collectively.
  2. countable, uncountable Soft, fibrous cotton or wool used to make a wad, or as a packaging material. She slipped a hand into her kerchief pocket and took out the wadding and waved in reply of course without letting him and then slipped it back.

wadding²

  • /ˈwɒdɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈwɑdɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -ɒdɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of wad

Wadding³

  • /ˈwɒdɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈwɑdɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -ɒdɪŋ

proper noun

  1. A surname.

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@misc{wadding_2026,
  title = {wadding},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wadding},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}