wadding
wad·ding [ ˈwä-diŋ]
[ˈwä-diŋ]
1 : wads or material for making wads
2 : a soft mass or sheet of short loose fibers used for stuffing or padding
Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty
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Recent Examples on the Web
//The paper wadding was similar to a shop paper towel and was used as filler to hold the bomb components in their place, FBI officials said.
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Mike Glenn, Houston Chronicle, "Brookshire woman admits targeting Obama in failed bomb plot," 5 July 2019
//In addition to pyrotechnics, buckshot and smokeless powder, the box mailed to Obama contained several suspicious items, including a cell phone, matches, paper wadding, hobby fuse, plastics sacks and sandpaper.
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Mike Glenn, Houston Chronicle, "Brookshire woman admits targeting Obama in failed bomb plot," 5 July 2019
//Bjarnason is playing on with plenty of bloody wadding jammed up his nose.
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Victor Mather, New York Times, "Croatia Crushes Iceland’s World Cup Dream," 27 June 2018
//Using materials taken from construction rather than closets (at a guess: insulation, cotton wadding, rug liners, paper bags and wallpaper) Ms. Kawakubo began with a basic dress carapace in the shape of classical statuary — after the arms fell off.
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Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, "Redefining the Female Silhouette at Comme des Garçons," 5 Mar. 2017
First Known Use of wadding
1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries near wadding
More Synonyms and Antonyms ofwadding
soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something
- the last step is to fill the pillow with wadding and stitch it closed
present participle of wad
to form into a round compact mass
- she wadded up the paper and threw it in the wastebasket
- took the paper off the straw and wadded it up
More Definitions forwadding
: a soft mass or sheet of material used to fill a space, protect something, etc.
: a soft absorbent sheet of cotton, wool, or cellulose used especially in hospitals for surgical dressings