Wadding

//ˈwɒdɪŋ// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Wads collectively. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    any material used especially to protect something wordnet
  3. 3
    Soft, fibrous cotton or wool used to make a wad, or as a packaging material. countable, uncountable

    "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."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of wad form-of, gerund, participle, present
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
bushbushingdoublingdoublurefacingfiller

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From wad + -ing (“material, collection”).

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